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www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20080719/news/news2.html
Jealous lover slashes woman's throat
Twenty-seven-year-old recording artiste Steven Menzie better known as Eloquent, hanged himself yesterday after slashing the throat of his girlfriend, who was also his babymother.
Up to newstime, the injured girlfriend was said to be battling for life in hospital as result of the injuries..
The incident took place between 11 a.m. and 1p.m. yesterday on Lancewood Road, in Exchange, St Ann and has left scores of relatives, friends, fans of the entertainer shocked.
Menzie and his girlfriend reportedly had a dispute about their relationship during which he used an object to cut her throat.
Believing he had killed the woman, Menzie then took his own life by hanging himself.
According to residents, the two who had been together for about five years had frequent quarrels because Menzie had often accused his girlfriend of being unfaithful to him.
Residents said that about 11a.m., Menzie was at his cousin's workshop when he received a telephone call to go to his home immediately. It is believed that a quarrel developed between the two during which Menzie injured his girlfriend.
About 1 p.m., he reportedly telephoned his cousin telling him that he just killed his girlfriend and that his cousin should take care of his three-year-old son. The cousin then made several attempts to return the call without any success. Menzie's body was found hanging from a piece of electrical cord from a tree in bushes near to his home.
Devon Evans, STAR Writer
www.myspace.com/eloquentja
www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20080719/news/news2.html
Jealous lover slashes woman's throat
Twenty-seven-year-old recording artiste Steven Menzie better known as Eloquent, hanged himself yesterday after slashing the throat of his girlfriend, who was also his babymother.
Up to newstime, the injured girlfriend was said to be battling for life in hospital as result of the injuries..
The incident took place between 11 a.m. and 1p.m. yesterday on Lancewood Road, in Exchange, St Ann and has left scores of relatives, friends, fans of the entertainer shocked.
Menzie and his girlfriend reportedly had a dispute about their relationship during which he used an object to cut her throat.
Believing he had killed the woman, Menzie then took his own life by hanging himself.
According to residents, the two who had been together for about five years had frequent quarrels because Menzie had often accused his girlfriend of being unfaithful to him.
Residents said that about 11a.m., Menzie was at his cousin's workshop when he received a telephone call to go to his home immediately. It is believed that a quarrel developed between the two during which Menzie injured his girlfriend.
About 1 p.m., he reportedly telephoned his cousin telling him that he just killed his girlfriend and that his cousin should take care of his three-year-old son. The cousin then made several attempts to return the call without any success. Menzie's body was found hanging from a piece of electrical cord from a tree in bushes near to his home.
Devon Evans, STAR Writer
www.myspace.com/eloquentja