Suspect held over murder of Trinidad woman, mother

Calida Schamber  (left) and the suspect
Calida Schamber (left) and the suspect

(Trinidad Guardian) Intensive investigations and coordinated efforts by officers of the Northern Division and other Units resulted in the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with a double murder, which occurred on Tuesday in the Western Division.

The suspect is wanted in connection with the murders of 43-year-old Calida Schamber and 66-year-old Carmelita De Leon, both of Glencoe.

Officers conducted a joint search exercise along the Blanchisseuse Road, Arima, between 1 pm and 8:15 pm, on Tuesday, during which they apprehended the suspect, a Warrant Officer II, attached to Cumuto Barracks, Camp Cumuto.

The exercise included multiple personnel from the Northern Division, the Arima Operational Crime Patrol, the Coastal and Air

Support Unit, the Canine Branch and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Extensive searches were conducted via foot and drone technology in the district for the suspect.