Prostitute wanted for killing still in hiding

THE 20-year-old prostitute being sought by the police in connection with the stabbing death of 14-year-old Tranquillity student George Langford remained in hiding yesterday. Police sources told Newsday relatives of the dead schoolboy telephoned Woodbrook police yesterday and told them of an area where the suspect was last seen. The information was checked out but the suspect was not found. On Friday, Sgt Valentine Millette secured a warrant for the woman’s arrest. Investigators said yesterday it is only a matter of time before the suspect is held. They called on the woman to surrender so she could be interviewed about the stabbing.

Police have secured statements from three women who claimed they witnessed the killing. They identified the killer as a prostitute who frequents the Woodbrook area. Langford’s funeral will take place Saturday at Simpson’s Funeral Home Chapel. Relatives insisted yesterday that he was not soliciting prostitutes when he was killed. They claimed he was on his way home from cricket practice at the Queen’s Park Oval when he was killed. They also denied he was sexually active. However, investigators said that based on statements from women interviewed in Woodbook, the Form Two student was well known by several prostitutes. Sgt Millette, Cpls Joseph, Grant and PC Grant are investigating.