There was shock, sadness and horror in much of the community yesterday after a 35-year-old man was stabbed to death at the home he shared with the mother of his youngest child.

Edward Dill, a father-of-seven, was slain at Cedar Park, Devonshire, in what Police have described as a domestic dispute.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said a report of a stabbing at the Cedar Park Road residence came in around 2 a.m. yesterday.

?Police attended the residence a short time later and found the victim lying outside on the steps leading to the upper apartment in an unresponsive state,? he said. ?He was rushed to (hospital) via ambulance, but subsequently succumbed to his injuries.?

A 25-year-old Devonshire woman was arrested at the scene.

Yesterday afternoon, the signs of a bloody tragedy were still evident at and around the residence.

Pools of dried blood could be seen on a concrete path leading to the kitchen door of a lower unit of the two-storey apartment complex, traces of blood were also visible on the wall and on the seat of a motorcycle and a woman was seen mopping blood off a hand rail leading to an upper apartment.

Yellow Police tape marked off the crime scene and neighbours spoke in hushed tones as they tried to process the tragedy that took the life of the father-of-seven. They refused to speak to

?We do not wish to speak toat this time,? neighbours said. ?This is a very sensitive situation.?

There was a different atmosphere at the Admiralty House Park in Spanish Point, however, where family members and friends gathered to pay tribute to Mr. Dill.

He did not deserve to die, they said, and many were still trying to process what had happened.

His brother, 23-year-old Jeremiah said: ?We grew up Spanish Point. This is where we have our roots. My mother died less than a year ago. This is a double tragedy for our family.?

He added: ?My brother was well known and well respected by a lot of guys out here. A lot of us looked up to him. He loved to collect cars and bikes. I will miss him desperately.?

At times solemn and at times laughing aloud at their memories, the crowd of approximately 20 said they decided to gather in a familiar place to share their memories, despite the freshness of the deadly incident.

Kareem Raynor, 22, recalled that Mr. Dill often had time for the younger men in the neighbourhood.

?I was just hanging out with him in this park yesterday,? he said. ?I was helping him fix his car. He used to take care of the young guys in the hood. He kept us under his wing and gave us good advice.?

Mr. Raynor said the deceased, known to his friends as Sleepy Don, would often pick him up at school when he was a student at CedarBridge Academy and made sure he got home on time. ?I thought I was going to spend my birthday with him this Friday, but sadly that will not happen now,? he said.

The road immediately outside of the Bermuda Senior Islanders? Center (BSIC) at Admiralty House was painted with colourful expressions in tribute to the dead man, as were sheets that hung from the BSIC building.

Juan Hughes, 27, said he remembered Mr. Dill as a loving person who always went out of his way to help others. ?He was an understanding person and was always in good spirits,? he said. ?He had a clean heart. We shared a lot of laughs.?

Chris Martin, 40, also said he would always have fond memories of ?Sleepy Don?.

?I am a person who was always in and out of trouble,? he said. Even though he was younger than me he would help me get out of trouble and always tried to keep me on the straight and narrow. He enjoyed playing football. I am in shock, but I know he is in a better place.?

Glenn Blakeney, the parliamentary representative for the Devonshire North Central constituency told he had known Dill personally from around the area.

?He was always an amicable and very engaging individual,? Mr. Blakeney said. ?He was a soccer fanatic and played a lot of backyard football.?

While noting it was tragic that Mr. Dill had lost his life, Mr. Blakeney did not wish to comment further as the deadly stabbing remains under Police investigation.

The 25-year-old woman arrested in connection with the incident, was treated and released from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The reasons for her hospitalisation were unclear and she remained in Police custody.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with any information on the stabbing to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 299-4315.