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Missing cousins stabbed before being thrown into Sea Lots river

Shortly before he left home last Friday to attend a party with his cousin Rikeil Cumberbatch, Rykeel Dookna’s family pleaded with him to be wary of the company he had been keeping in recent weeks.
Promising a close male relative he planned to change in the coming days, Dookna assured his family that he remained focused on growing his business and improving his life.
The 18-year-old was last seen alive as he walked out of his parents’ house around 11 pm on September 13.

Cumberbatch’s family meanwhile, said it was not unusual for the 21-year-old to attend parties and as such, were not alarmed when the boys headed out.
What was unusual and worrying was the fact that both boys failed to answer their cellphones in the wee hours the next day.
Dookna and Cumberbatch were reported to have been at Samaroo Village, Arima, on September 14, as they allegedly dropped off a friend.

Their rental car was found idling in some bushes along the Blanchisseuse Road, Arima, on that same day, with no sign of either man.
Their bodies were discovered floating in the mangrove at Pioneer Drive, Sea Lots, around 4 pm on September 15.
Guardian Media was told that post-mortem results revealed both men had been stabbed to death and their bodies thrown into the water, which hastened decomposition.

Relative sets woman on fire

A 40-year-old suspect, who is accused of setting a mother of two on fire in Freeport over the weekend, has surrendered to the police.
The man, a close male relative of the victim, Afyia Adams, 41, gave himself up to the police on Sunday night.

The horrific incident occurred around 5.30 am on Saturday, during an argument between the two at her Maraj Avenue home. The man, police said, allegedly doused the woman with gasoline and ignited the fire.She is in critical condition at the Eric Williams Sciences Complex, Mt Hope.

When Guardian Media visited yesterday, no one was at her home but neighbours expressed sadness over the incident. A neighbour recalled that there was a gas odour and then a smell of smoke.

Penal home invasion

A woman was among four bandits who broke into a businesswoman's home in Penal and escaped with hundreds of thousands of dollars, a firearm, and a quantity of jewellery on Monday morning. 
The bandits, armed with cutlasses struck around 12:30 a.m. The victim said they spoke Spanish. 

The 59-year-old victim from Penal Quinam Road went to bed around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. She told police that the bandits, dressed in black and wearing masks, woke her up. They covered her face, tied her up, and ransacked the house.

After managing to untie herself, the woman noticed that hundreds of thousands of TT dollars, tens of thousands of US dollars, and thousands of Canadian dollars were missing. Her Glock pistol, with a magazine and 40 rounds of ammunition, was also stolen, along with some jewellery. The bandits had entered the house by prying open a window. Penal police are investigating.

No masks, no fear: Gunmen rob pharmacy - Rousillac

Two unmasked men walked into a pharmacy at mid-morning, along a main road in Rousillac, robbed the cashier at gunpoint and escaped in a customer’s vehicle.
The incident happened at Rousillac Drug Mart at around 10.30am on Monday.

Police said the 27-year-old cashier was conducting sales at the business place when two men entered the front door, one was carrying a knapsack.
Police said the man opened his bag, took out a gun and pointed it at the cashier. He asked that she hand over the cash register.
The frightened woman sis as she was told, police said, and the gunman removed $700.

The suspects left the pharmacy through the front door and into the car park, where a customer had just arrived in her silver Nissan B-14 car.
The men pointed the gun at the female driver and forced her to exit the vehicle. They drove away in her car.

Santa Flora: Retiree fights off intruders

A 66-year-old retiree fought for his life when two men entered his home on Monday night and tried to tie him up.
The Santa Flora man had just gone to sleep when the dogs began barking at around 8.30pm, police said.

He opened his eyes and found two men standing inside his bedroom, one unmasked and the other with a red jersey tied over his face.
The pensioner, who lived alone, shouted at the intruders to leave his home, located at Old Dump Road, Los Bajos.

But the men threatened to chop him with a cutlass.The elderly man told police he recognised his attacker as a man who had known for almost 15 years.
He began screaming and shouting the man’s name.The suspects began to panic, he told police, and pushed him to the ground.