The Tribune

By EARYEL BOWLEG

Tribune Staff Reporter

ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

A FIGHT between two brothers-in-law that turned deadly this week has been classified as a “death investigation”, police said yesterday.

The victims, identified as 42-year-old Renaldo Bowleg and 38-year-old Allan Pratt, reportedly got into an altercation involving a cutlass on Muttonfish Drive, off Malcolm Road on Tuesday.

Officers found one man with severe neck lacerations and the other lying lifeless inside the home.

Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said the men’s deaths have not been classified as homicides because investigations are still ongoing. She urged the public to wait until the police complete their probe.

“It’s a death investigation right now,” she added, “and so once they’ve concluded with the investigation we will get back to you and I’m hoping that next week when the commissioner speak to you he will definitely be able to give you the classification of how that matter will be dealt with.” 

CSP Skippings said domestic violence remains a significant concern for law enforcement, noting that people seem increasingly unable to resolve conflicts peacefully.

She encouraged individuals involved in conflicts to walk away rather than resort to violence, adding: “Everybody gets upset, but it’s how you deal with the situation at that particular time.”