By Sue-Ann Wayow
A 36-year-old woman is among three people who were murdered in separate incidents on Sunday.
One man was also wounded in one of the incidents that involved a shooting.
To date, there were 21 murders for the month of May. When the State of Emergency was called on May 15, there were 12 murders reported by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) for this month.
In the first incident, police reported that around 6.30pm, officers responded to a report of fighting at Simeon Road, Petit Valley.
On arrival, they met someone who pointed out an area and reported that Nikeisha Allen, had been stabbed and that he and her brother were taken to the St James Medical Facility.
He also revealed that at 7.05pm, Allen succumbed to her injuries while being treated. A post mortem is expected to be done at the Forensic Science Centre. Crime scene personnel processed the scene and recovered four knives and other items of evidential value.
Investigations further revealed that around 6.15pm, Allen, a labourer and her female relative were at home when they had an altercation. The relative was in the kitchen washing wares and at the time was washing a knife when Allen allegedly threw dirty water on her. The relative got annoyed, a struggled ensued and she reportedly stabbed Allen. The individual was later detained.
In the second incident, police reported that around 8.15pm, police responded to a report of wounding at Plantation Road, Valencia.
Upon arrival they observed, a man later identified Alvin Jones, 51, lying face up over a box drain on the western side of the roadway. The officers, upon closer observation saw what appeared to be stab wounds under Jones’ left arm.
The scene was visited by the district medical officer who viewed the body, made the pronouncement and ordered its removal for a post mortem at the Forensic Science Centre. Jones lived at Alexis Circular, Plantation Road, Valencia.
And in a third incident, a 42-year-old man was shot.
Around 9pm, police officers received a report of loud explosions at Moraldo Trace, Sam Boucaud, Santa Cruz. On arrival they met and interviewed a man who reported that around 9pm he walked inside after liming outside of his house, but did not close the door behind him, police reported.
Upon entering the house, the man heard his uncle Ishaba Dennie say, “gunmen in de yard.”
He went and told his father Winston Dennie, about the gunmen. By that time, two armed men had entered the house.
The first assailant with a red rag over his head, a black mask covering his face and armed with a handgun, the second assailant’s face was uncovered.
The first assailant ordered them to get down on the floor, Winston Dennie refused and got into a scuffle with the assailant in an attempt to disarm him. The assailant then fired several shots at Winston hitting him about his body and wounding Ishaba Dennie. Winston Dennie ran out of the house and collapsed in the yard. The assailants ran off through a nearby track and escaped. Both men were taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where Winston Dennie was pronounced dead on arrival at 9.35pm.
Ishaba Dennie, 38, was reported to be in a stable condition at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Crime scene personnel processed the scene and retrieved six 9mm spent shell casings, five projectiles and other items of evidential value.
Officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force based on information received arrested three men who were hiding in close proximity to the crime scene.
