He has been identified as Akeem Harrison from Marlie in St. Ann and Red Hills Road, St. Andrew.
His body was found by the police sometime after 3 p.m.
Senior Superintendent Michael Smith, Commanding Officer for St. Ann, said Mr. Harrison was killed after he was accused by residents of Marlie of sexually assaulting a seven year-old girl about a week ago.
The man was reportedly in the process of leaving the community when the residents accosted, beat and stabbed him to death.
SSP Smith lamented the killing, urging residents not to take the law into their own hands but to report what they know to the police.
The killing occurred while the police were processing the scene in Top Road, St. Ann’s Bay where the body of 14 year-old Raven Wilson was found.
She was reported missing on Friday after she did not return home from school.