Bloody family squabble

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Bloody family squabble

A retired policeman has been admitted to hospital after he was stabbed and beaten yesterday on the burial day for his deceased brother, Earl Lewis, reportedly over a growing dispute surrounding a minibus the latter operated. Residents of Fern Hill...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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