A 60-year-old man will appear before a San Fernando Magistrate, on April 6th, 2023, charged with the murder of Nirmala Jaggernath. The murder occurred on August 11th, 2022.

According to the TTPS CLIFF HOSEIN, aka ‘Sexy’, was charged with the offence on Tuesday 14th March, 2023, at the Port of Spain Prison and the matter was called in his absence in the San Fernando First Magistrates’ Court, before Magistrate Debby Ann Bassaw, on that same date.

The Magistrate adjourned the matter to April 6th, 2023. Jaggernath, 64, aka ‘Shirley’, was at her Point-a-Pierre Road, San Fernando, home on Thursday 11th August, 2022, when she allegedly got into an argument with a man.

Sometime later, her body was found lying motionless in the house and a report made to the police.

Investigations spearheaded by Supt. Dhillpaul and supervised by ASP Persad, Insp. Hosein and Sgts. Forbes and Smith resulted in the arrest of a male suspect in connection with the matter.

Hosein was charged with the offence by WPC Dyer-Baptiste, of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Region Three. Advice in this matter was received from Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Honore-Paul, on February 8th, 2023.

Hosein is currently serving a sentence for larceny offences in the Central Division.