(Trinidad Express) Police are at the scene of a crime right out of a horror movie.
Three decomposing bodies were found at a residence at Clarke Road, Penal yesterday afternoon.
And it appears to be the bodies of three adults who lived there, a man, his wife, and his brother.
Wazir Mohammed, 58, Shelly Ann Mohammed, 57, and Nazim Mohammed, 50 were discovered by a relative around 3.30 pm, police said.
It appears they were dead for days.
Also found in the house were two girls, aged eight months and four years old.
They appeared clean and well fed, and police say that a relative, who is now the prime suspect, may have cared for them.
Crime scene officers are searching for evidence before removing the bodies.
The children have been taken to hospital.
The house is hidden behind large trees and a galvanised roofing sheet fence. There are no homes nearby.
Found by son
According to Senior Super-intendent Wayne Mohammed, the bodies were found at around 3.30p.m. by the couple’s son Vishad Mohammed, 21, who lives elsewhere.
He came to the home of his parents because he could not reach them by phone since Sunday.
The son said he climbed a locked gate, and went to the house. The son said he found a door leading to the house broken.
He found the bodies in the house and the children inside.
The police officer said of the children: “from all appearances, they were well kept”.
He said the victims appeared to have been shot dead, but the motive was unknown.
Killed on Sunday?
Relatives were told that the three may have been murdered on Sunday.
Wendy Seepersad, Sherry Ann Mohammed’s cousin, said the family never complained of being threatened and relatives were clueless as to why they were murdered.
Persad said the husband sold scrap iron for almost 30 years. His wife was unemployed.
“This is really sad. I cannot say why this happened. My cousin was a very nice person. She never went anywhere. I didn’t know her husband well,” she said.
Persad said the children were taken to the Siparia Health Facility.
