Acting Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob has praised the efforts of homicide detectives as six people have been charged with murder in the last 48 hours.

In a statement Jacob said:

“I am confident that a former trickle will turn into a steady flow of solved murders, as we continue to invest in training and development, thereby building a cadre of technically competent detectives, who will be assisted by using scientific approaches and technology to solve homicides.”

The effort from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), has also resulted in 25 charges of murder since October 16 2022.

The Acting Commissioner also acknowledged that training is a strategic priority. During a Blood Pattern Analysis (BPA) and forensic autopsies seminar last Thursday, November 17 2022, in which 40 Crime Scene Investigation officers participated, he added that CSI officers are now better equipped to gather evidence that allows them to offer pertinent information and more
effective collaboration with the pathologist.

In the Tobago Division, officers charged KEDISHA HEARN, 28, of Carenage, and AKINI GREIG, 24, of Mt. St. George, for the murder of Kyle Lashley, which occurred on November 12th, 2022.

HBI Region One officers also charged a 17-year-old of Port of Spain for the murder of Raffina Khan which occurred on Saturday 29th October, 2022. Meanwhile, HBI Region Three officers charged TEVIN DIAZ, 30, of Cunupia, for
the murder of Mitra Bhola, which occurred on November 13th, 2022.

LENNARD RAMSAMMY, 32, of Diego Martin, was charged with the murder of Ajala Donaldson, which occurred on November 25th, 2022.

Also, officers of the Cold Case Unit, charged RAJENDRA RAMPAUL, 38, of Biche, for the murder of Ashma Naimool, who was reported missing in 2015. Her body was never found.

The charges were laid following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC on Tuesday 22nd November 2022. The advice to charge GRIEG and RAMPAUL, was received on Monday 21st November 2022.