‘Tipsy’ fatally stabbed by drunken cousin

Lennox Norton

A Sophia pensioner was fatally stabbed by his cousin following a heated argument during a drinking spree on Saturday night at the Lodge Housing Scheme.

Dead is Lennox Norton, 61, called ‘Tips’ or ‘Tipsy,’ a miner of Samaroo Street, South Sophia. The assailant is on the run. Police said the incident occurred at around 9:30pm on Saturday. Norton was imbibing with a male cousin at the Lodge Housing Scheme when they became involved in an argument during which he was stabbed to his abdomen, a statement from the police said. Norton succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical treatment at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH). Up to late yesterday, the suspect had not been arrested.