A 25-year-old man died on Monday after he was allegedly chopped in the chest by his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend who was later arrested by police at Good Hope, Region Two.

Dead is Ricardo John, a labourer of La Belle Alliance and Lima Sands.

Reports are that John was consuming alcohol at Lima Sands access road around 11:30 hrs when he and the suspect got into a heated argument over a female.

The suspect is currently in a common-in-law relationship with the said female.

This publication was told that the suspect chopped the victim to the chest with a cutlass before fleeing the scene. John’s relatives and other persons rushed him to the hospital where he later succumbed.

John’s cousin, Leita Kumar, related that when she took him to the hospital he was still alive but was in a lot of pain. She said doctors tried but, unfortunately, he died.

Kumar said that John usually supported the family financially and he was a very loving person. The death has traumatized the family, she added.

Kumar said that the family is thankful for the police’s diligent efforts which led to the arrest of the suspect at his Good Hope home.

John’s body is currently at the Suddie mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.