Cops issue warrant for Lopinot man

On Thursday, Cpl Richard Ramcharan of Arima CID secured a warrant for the arrest of the suspect, but when police went to his Lopinot home, his father said he had not been seen since Wednesday afternoon. Photos of the suspect, as well as information on his alleged crime, have been circulated to all police stations.

According to reports, on Wednesday night the man picked up his female companion, Sterla Yorke of John Lane, D’Abadie and told her he was going to Blanchisseuse Road to meet someone.

Yorke told police that on reaching the 1 3/4 mile mark shortly after 9 pm, the man got out of the car and began choking her.

She said she then felt a blow to the back of her neck and awoke at about 10pm to find herself ten feet down a precipice. Yorke said she climbed to safety and alerted a passerby, who contacted the Arima police. She remained at Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex up to yesterday.