Nineteen-year-old Tevin Gayle otherwise known as ‘Wacky Donn’ of Cooke Street, Savanna-la-Mar, in Westmoreland, has been charged with murder.

Gayle is charged in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Devontay Hutchinson otherwise known as Bolt.

Reports are that at about 11:30 pm on Friday, August 16, Hutchinson and Gayle were involved in a physical altercation during which Gayle stabbed Hutchinson to his left side, right arm and right lower back, before escaping on foot in the area.

The deadly incident arose out of an earlier altercation Gayle had with a relative of Hutchinson’s, which saw Gayle having to run away to escape being injured.

Gayle reportedly returned later to attack Hutchinson.

Lawmen were called to the scene after residents saw Gayle running from the scene and Hutchinson was assisted to the hospital where he was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.

On Saturday, August 17, Gayle turned himself over to the police in the presence of his attorney.

He was subsequently charged on Tuesday, August 20 after a question and answer session.

A court date for him is being finalised.