TWO young men stabbed each other to death on Friday night at around 21:50hrs at Cummings Street, Albertown, Georgetown.

The two men were reportedly engaged in a heated argument that led to a fight which ended in a fatal stabbing.

Dead is  Jermain Adrian Jeffery 25 a labourer of lot 48 Pike Street Kitty, Georgetown and Rastaman (only name given). Police said the two were engaged in a fight at at Fifth Street , Alberttown on Friday night at approximately 21:40h.

Initial investigations have revealed that Rastaman was at a stall when Jeffery approached and requested to purchase cigarettes, he was refused and they engaged in an argument, which resulted in a scuffle. They both wounded each other.

The two men were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where they were pronounced dead on arrival.

When this newspaper arrived at the scene, one of the men was being taken away as he was still breathing but he died before reaching the hospital. The lifeless body of the other was on the roadside awaiting examination by investigators.

According to sources around the crime scene, the men were seen cleaning the drains earlier in the day. Later in the evening, they appeared to have a disagreement and both were armed with knives. Both bodies had a knife in each of their hands.

Police are investigating the incident.