Jamaican Police seek woman in killing of businessman Kentley Thomas

Cops seek woman in killing of businessman

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:Up to late last night, police said they were still searching for a woman who is being sought in connection with the killing of a businessman in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

This, following a stabbing incident at a nightclub in Montego Bay, St James.

Dead is 47-year-old businessman Kentley Thomas of an Orchard Gardens address in Hopewell, Hanover.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Unit (CCU) are that on Saturday, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Thomas was a patron at a nightclub along Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay.

It is further reported that while at the club, Thomas got into an altercation with a female patron. During the brawl, the female brandished a ratchet knife and stabbed Thomas, before fleeing the scene.

Thomas was subsequently pronounced dead at hospital.

Last night, police said they were following certain leads and are hoping to make a breakthrough with their investigations soon.

The Barnett Street police are investigating.