The file compiled by the Tobago police on the brutal attack of two British nationals in Bacolet over the weekend was handed over to this country’s most successful team of homicide detectives yesterday, a police source has revealed.
The Region Two homicide team comprising of Detectives ASP Johnny Abraham, Inspector Stanley Ramdeen, and PC Sunil Ramoutar, landed in Tobago on Wednesday night after a meeting with top cop, James Philbert earlier in the day.
During a meeting with Philbert, the trio were mandated to travel to Tobago and take over the ongoing investigations, which were being handled by Tobago detectives.
The cutlass attack on British retirees 65-year-old Peter and 59-year-old Murium Greene last Saturday at their holiday home at Bacolet Crescent, has sparked outrage and prompted the Government to send additional resources to track down the criminals.
The Greenes were airlifted to Mt Hope Hospital after the savage attack and both are currently at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope, in Trinidad.
Investigations are now being handled by the Police Service and the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT).
Up to Wednesday, the Police Service’s side of the investigation was being handled by Tobago CID, under the command of Assistant Commissioner of Police Nadhir Khan, a former homicide investigator.
The three homicide detectives from Trinidad spent most of yesterday reviewing the initial investigations done by their Tobago counterparts, which included a statement given by Murium, a source revealed.
Apart from familiarising themselves with the file, Abraham, Ramdeen and Ramoutar also visited the Greene’s home, where the attack took place.
During this visit, the trio were also seen interviewing several of the couple’s neighbours.
The Tobago officers have been all but sidelined in the investigations, the source revealed. The officers are said to be upset at being relegated to tasks such as driving around the Trinidad team.
The Trinidad homicide detectives met yesterday afternoon with Khan, head of the Tobago police, during which they discussed how to proceed with the case.
Up to presstime, this newspaper had not been made aware of a suspect, suspects, or even a clear motive for the crime.
