{"id":144195,"date":"2021-12-29T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=144195"},"modified":"2021-12-29T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:44:40","slug":"investigations-continue-in-latest-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/investigations-continue-in-latest-homicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigations Continue in Latest Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Investigations Continue in Latest Homicide<\/p>

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A 31yr old Willikies man is assisting the police with their investigations into the alleged murder of 39yr old Jace Merrick, also of Willikies.<\/p>\n

Both villagers were allegedly involved in an altercation which ended up in a struggle.<\/p>

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It was reported that the alleged suspect armed himself with a sharp object, which he used to inflict a single stab wound to the upper back of Merrick.<\/p>

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A medical doctor arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead around 9:30 pm.<\/p>\n

The alleged incident occurred about 8:15 pm on Tuesday 28th December at Willikies.<\/p>

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