A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD unemployed Venezuelan man has been charged with murder.
He is expected to appear before a High Court Master for the murder of a John Doe in San Fernando following an incident on August 23.
According to police reports, officers of the San Fernando Police Station were on patrol in the district when they received a wireless transmission from the E999 Command Centre regarding a man who had been fatally stabbed on the compound of the National Insurance Board, Cross Crossing.
Upon visiting the scene, officers found the body of a man of African descent. He was pronounced dead by EMT personnel.
The suspect was later intercepted by a mobile patrol team a short distance away, at the pavilion area in Skinner Park.
He was found with several items of interest and had a cut on his finger. Following an interview, Sgt. Harrypersad arrested the man and took him to the Princes Town Health Facility for medical treatment.
Further investigations, spearheaded by WPC La Rode of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (Region III), led to an audience with Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Sabrina Dougdeen-Jaglal, on Wednesday.
Based on her advice, the suspect was charged with murder.
He is scheduled to appear virtually before South Court ‘B’ on Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated in a media release.
