The island’s health Minister, Mary Isaac, says many young people on island still live in desperate situations that may cause them to do desperate things. The minister was speaking against the backdrop of the alleged stabbing of a young man by his girlfriend, following a domestic dispute. While conceding that she does not know what in fact led to the stabbing death of 25 year old Dillan Joseph, says the incident is tragic all round.

Some eyewitnesses claim that Dillan Joseph and his girlfriend had gotten into a physical altercation but others say there was indeed an argument but that it never got physical. It is alleged that Joseph left the birthday celebration that they were attending to avoid the embarrassment of the public quarrel that had began with his girlfriend. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet spoke briefly on the matter.

The alleged assailant is in police custody.