On Tuesday last at approximately 08.20 pm. several police patrols, detectives, Forensic Department and Fire department were directed to Reward road in the vicinity of Pumpkin road where a severely burnt body of a person was found in a ravine.
The body in question was located deep in the ravine and with the assistance of the Fire department the body was removed and brought up to the Reward road. The body turned out to be that of a young female, but because of the state of the body her identity and age could not be established.
Shortly after while the investigation was ongoing at the crime scene, the detectives received a call from the Central Dispatch informing them that a couple with the initials E.J. and R.R. both born in Jamaica had been at the police station and had filed a report that their 13 year old daughter with the initials T. R. was missing. After filing this report the couple had left. According to the officer in charge at the police station, the father who filed the “missing person report” had severe burns to several parts of his body. This information was shared with the detectives who conducting the investigation. Subsequently orders to locate and apprehend this person was immediately given to the other patrols on the streets. At approximately 11.00 pm. this suspect was arrested in the Middle region area by a police patrol and taken to the Philipsburg police station where he is been held in custody. The body of the victim in the meanwhile has been confiscated for further investigation.
The investigation is still in it’s preliminary stage. The identity of the body of the victim has to be established. In the course of the investigation as the information becomes available the media will be informed.
The Police Department is asking anyone who may have any information that could help in this investigation should contact the police department.