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Man stabbed to death in Valencia

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The home of Lester Cruickshank, 50, who was murdered at his home at LP 7 Clarence Trace, Valencia, early Sunday morning. - ANGELO MARCELLE LESTER Nigel Cruickshank, 50, was stabbed to death in his home at Clarence Road, Valencia, at about 2 am on Sunday morning, according to reports reaching Newsday from relatives. Newsday visited the scene and saw the back steps of his house drenched in his blood. Newsday […]

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