A female is currently in police custody assisting with the investigation of a stabbing incident which led to the death of a Roseau resident.
The incident occurred at Roseau, Anse La Raye about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.
Officers attached to the Anse La Raye Police Station were in receipt of a report which led them to the dwelling house of 49-year-old Cornelius “Kennedy” Wiggins. Whilst there, they observed Wiggins lying motionless on a bed with what appeared to be a wound to the torso.
It is believed that Wiggins and the suspect were involved in a domestic dispute which led to the stabbing incident.
Wiggins was transported to Victoria Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A post mortem examination is scheduled for a later date .
This is the island’s third homicide for 2014.