February 4, 2021

Body Found At Heights Of Aripo Is Andrea Bharatt, Top Cop Confirms

By Newsroom

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has confirmed that the decomposing body found off a precipice along the Heights of Aripo on Thursday afternoon is kidnap victim Andrea Bharatt.

According to an official statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, relatives confirmed the young woman’s identity based on the clothing on the body.

Around 12:20 pm today, a motorist was driving his vehicle along the Heights of Aripo Road when he looked down a precipice and saw a decomposed body.

He contacted the police who responded immediately and found the body in an advanced state of decomposition.
 
Ms Bharatt boarded a taxi in Arima on January 29 and has not been seen since.
 
She was found just one day after scores of citizens came out to participate in a candlelight vigil in her hometown of Arima, praying for her safe return.
 
Several units within the TTPS, the Defence Force, hunters and members of the public have been searching for Ms Bharatt for the past seven days.
 
Several persons of interest are in police custody and investigations are continuing.
 
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