Woman found at roadside

PUPILS and teachers attending the Corinth Teachers College yesterday morning were greeted with the horrific sight of the body of a young woman dumped on the side of the roadway.

Homicide detectives are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the woman, whom they believed was raped before being strangled by her killer/s. The victim was described as a small built woman of East Indian descent, approximately five feet four inches tall, and police estimated her to be around 25 years of age. She was found clad in a white vest, blue “rustic” jeans,  a pair of black and red sneakers. She was also wearing a pair of diamond-studded earrings. Detectives were unsure whether the woman may have been strangled with a blue bandana found tied around her neck. A small cut and a trickle of blood and scratches along her arms were the only signs of violence.

Ste Madeleine police said they were alerted around 6.30 am by an anonymous telephone call and detectives suspect the girl had not been killed long before that time. The body was taken to the San Fernando Mortuary and anyone knowing information about the victim is asked to contact the San Fernando Homicide office or the San Fernando CID. Leading the police officers at the scene were Senior Superintendant Jemott, ASP Dyo Mohammed, ASP Stephen Dhilpaul, Ag Inspector Terry Khan and investigating officer, Sgt Parasram. Up to late yesterday, police sources said that no one had contacted them regarding information on the dead woman. Sources also told Newsday that the body was fingerprinted and officers were still comparing the prints with those in their Computer Data Base.