The Area-Five police last night confirmed yet another fatal chopping incident in St Thomas.

THE WEEKEND STAR understands the latest incident occurred yesterday afternoon in John's Town in the parish, however, the circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown.

Up to press time last night, the police say they were piecing together the report and that details on the incident would be provided upon completion.

Last week, two girls, ages 14 and 16, were taken into police custody following the killing of a man in the parish. The man was reportedly chopped after he made sexual advances to one of the girls, police said.