A Venezue­lan na­tion­al was stabbed to death in New Grant dur­ing an al­leged al­ter­ca­tion with his girl­friend’s rel­a­tive yes­ter­day morn­ing.

Ow­ell Lester Gon­za­lez Ve­lasquez, 28, of Pe­tite Cafe Road, Princes Town, was found on the side of the Na­pari­ma Ma­yaro Road in New Grant around 6 am bleed­ing from a stab wound to his left up­per chest. He was found near Ram­sumair’s Hard­ware.

An am­bu­lance took him to the Princes Town Dis­trict Health Fa­cil­i­ty, where he suc­cumbed to his in­juries around 6.45 am.

Po­lice re­ceived in­for­ma­tion that Valasquez had an al­ter­ca­tion with his girl­friend’s rel­a­tive and he was stabbed. Homi­cide de­tec­tives are in­ves­ti­gat­ing.