(Trinidad Express) Police are investigating the death of a Cunupia hairdresser who was found in a torched vehicle in Carlsen Field on Saturday night.
The partially-burnt body of Sherryann Joseph-Jemmott, 42 of Welcome Road, was discovered in the vehicle at Almond Drive, Farm Road.
Detectives said a length of rope was tied around her neck.
Around 10 p.m., police received a tip-off of a vehicle on fire and went to the isolated farming area where they saw smoke emanating from the vehicle.
Joseph- Jemmott was found with her seat belt fastened in the driver’s seat of a Nissan Tiida which parked in the middle of the road.
Police said that on the front passenger seat of the vehicle, officers found a black face mask, a wet roll of paper towels, a bag containing over-the-counter drugs, and a bottle containing kerosene.
A senior Homicide detective told Express that officers were told that Joseph-Jemmott had been battling physical and mental health issues.
