(Trinidad Express) A 23-year-old mother of one became this country’s fourth murder victim following Government’s announcement that a State of Emergency be implemented.
Police reports state that at around 3.30 p.m. yesterday, Kerincia Pierre Diamond of Acono Road, St Joseph, got into an argument with a 25-year-old male suspect, while at the home of her relatives.
Investigators say Diamond was the victim of domestic abuse and sought refuge at her relatives’ Bernard Boulevard, Maracas Gardens residence. Police say Diamond’s five-year-old daughter was unharmed as she was with relatives when the murder occurred.
Police reports state that Diamond had just returned home with the male suspect when he started beating her about the body with a hammer. Following the beating, the suspect sped off in his vehicle.
Residents in the area, upon hearing Diamond’s screams, rushed outside and saw the woman bleeding heavily. She died on the scene.
Police sources say that the male relative is employed as a contractor and hails from Central Trace, Maracas, St Joseph.
Following the murder, he went to the Maloney residence of his relatives and called the police, signalling his intention to surrender. He was later held by detectives of the St Joseph Police Station a short time after the murder. When officers went to apprehend the suspect in Maloney, they found that he had ingested a toxic substance and he had to be rushed to Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mount Hope. Up to late yesterday evening, he was listed in critical condition.
