Crime
Three Homicides in Three Days: Santi, the man robbed at the Dump site & an IT professional
By Deandrea Hamilton
Editor
#TurksandCaicos, March 16, 2022 – Another man was last night shot to death in what Police suspect is an armed robbery. Said to be dropping off a friend in the South Dock area, this man was ambushed and shot dead.
The Police Commissioner says the levels of violence are unjustified and at this point the Royal TCI Police need information in the crime which brings the country to murder count to four.
Three of the four murders were recorded in the past three days; all gun crimes, all men and all in Providenciales.
Magnetic Media, in a response obtained from the TCI Hospitals can confirm that the man who was shot in an armed attack at the Provo Landfill on Saturday morning, died on Monday as a result of gunshot wounds to the upper body.
The TCI Hospitals confirmed three males presenting with gun shot wounds at hospital over the holiday weekend.
The hospitals confirmed a second male patient in his mid-twenties was seen in the ER of Cheshire Hall Medical on Sunday; his gunshot wound was to the lower body. That patient was treated and is now in stable condition.
There had been reports of a young man being shot in the leg on Monday; it was thought to be mere street talk. However, it appears there was an actual gun-shot victim as the Hospital informed a man in his mid-twenties was hit in the lower body; that man was treated and was discharged yesterday.
As for the man last night, Tuesday March 15, it is said he had just arrived in Providenciales from Grand Turk for work.
#TurksandCaicos, April 15, 2024 – The recent aggravated robbery targeting a five-member household is undoubtedly distressing for both the victims and the community at large.
Superintendent (Division A) Willet Harvey said, “Around 11:21 pm yesterday (April 14th) evening, the Police Control Room received a report that four masked males, three of whom were armed, entered a residence at New Subdivision, Grand Turk, and proceeded to rob the occupants.
The armed suspects managed to flee the scene on foot and escaped.
“Following the report, officers were dispatched to the scene, conducted extensive searches and interviewed individuals. Based on the information received, we are actively pursuing several leads that will lead to arrests in the shortest possible time.
“The incident highlights the importance of remaining vigilant and proactively safeguarding homes and families. I advise people to enhance their home security by locking doors and windows when inside, investing in a CCTV system, and ensuring adequate outdoor lighting. Should you have any information on this burglary or illegal activities in Grand Turk, please call 946-2299. ”
The RTCIPF asks the public to notify the closest police station, contact 911, the Serious Crime Unit at 231-1842, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477, and anonymously give any information on illegal activity.
Additionally, persons are encouraged to download the CrimeStoppers P3 app and share information.
Rashaed Esson
Staff Writer
#TrinidadandTobago, April 15, 2024 – Heinous crimes continue to plague the Caribbean region, the latest the beheading of a four year old girl in Trinidad on Tuesday April 9, leaving a deep sense of shock and sadness over her town, Fifth Street, Five Rivers, Arouca in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago.
The little girl whose life was severely cut short is identified as Amarah Lallitte and her killer is reportedly her step-father.
Reports are saying he killed her between 10 pm Monday and Midnight Tuesday. Her mother Tricia Villaruel, 41, who filed a domestic disturbance report, expressed deep grief and disbelief at the fact that the stepfather, 39, would hurt her.
Villaruel reports the events before her daughter was killed. She recalls the stepfather acting strange which she said is unlike him. She
expressed that he was acting like he was schizophrenic, as if “he was a different person, and different personalities were talking to me that night.”
She said she left to get help from the police out of fear that he would harm her and going she tried to bring Amarah, who she highlights wasn’t coming.
“but she not coming. She was laughing like she thought we were playing so I had no choice.”
Following the mother’s report to the police, they went back to the house to find it locked up and in darkness. The officers called for the stepfather who came out calm with no blood on him. Villaruel was then told to get her daughter. It was at this time that she was found dead by her mother who screamed at the sight of her daughter’s headless body.
Her head was reportedly stashed in a barrel at the back of the house and her body in another room.
At the sight of the decapitated four year old, some officers were moved to tears according to Richard Smith, Senior Superintendent of Police, in reports.
In fact he says they may need counseling from the Victim and Support Unit and they were deeply affected, as would any human being.
The suspect was arrested and taken to the station for questioning.
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