A 17-year-old boy is to be charged with murder by the Brown's Town police following his allegedly confessing to killing his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend on Thursday night.

Dead is Nisa Grant, while in police custody is a 17-year-old male student, both of Mount Edgecombe, Runaway Bay, St Ann.

end the relationship

The 17-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday night after he went to report the incident, which occurred about 6 p.m. Deputy Superintendent of Police Edgar Brown said the teenager had a relationship with the girl, however, they broke up in December. He said the young man took the girl's decision to end the relationship very hard.

The police allege that the teen purchased a knife and later arranged for the girl to visit his home in the evening. They say he met her along the way and dragged her into an abandoned building where she was stabbed several times and her throat slashed.

three armed men

The teenager had earlier reported to the police that he and the girl were attacked by three armed men. The police say the youth's bloodstained clothes were found on Thursday night near the Brown's Town cemetery.

Grant's body was found in an abandoned building at Mount Christopher Drive.

In the meantime, staff and students at York Castle High School where Grant was a student have been participating in counselling sessions to deal with the death.