Remains of Babita Sarjou believed found

Though she was locked out of the premises by her daughter’s ex mother in law, Champa Seenarine speaks to one of the video cameras mounted on the Lot 51 Seaforth Street property, as she believed that the occupants of the house were watching.

Over five years after she vanished, the police believe they have solved the 2010 disappearance of Babita Sarjou after skeletal remains were yesterday unearthed in a shallow grave at the residence of her estranged husband in Campbellville.

Babita Sarjou
Babita Sarjou

“So far we believe the body is that of Babita Sarjou but nevertheless for us to determine one hundred percent certainty we will need to do DNA testing,” police Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told reporters at the Lot 51 Seaforth Street scene yesterday. He said since they already have samples from Sarjou, they would be sending those samples along with those from the remains to Trinidad this week for testing.

Blanhum said the police want the case to be dealt with in an expeditious manner. He said law enforcement is no longer treating the case as a missing person case but as a homicide. The remains were found in a shallow grave about