Woman’s body found in Valencia

According to reports at about 3.30 pm yesterday, Eastern Division police received calls from residents that a woman was seen down a precipice in a heavily forested area off Oropouche Road. Police went to the scene and found the body of the woman believed to be in her late thirties in a blue three-quarter jeans and blue striped t-shirt lying face down.

Police said the body showed marks of violence and foul play has not been ruled out. An autopsy is expected to be done today to determine a cause of death. Newsday was told the body is said to match the description of a woman who reportedly went missing several days earlier. However, up until press time, police were unable to confirm whether this was the missing woman.