Man charged for woman’s murder

The accused who is originally from Block 22 in Laventille, moved to Valencia recently and has been described by police as a habitual house breaker.

He was detained on Sunday after fingerprints taken from the scene of the crime matched prints of the suspect which were on file.

The man was taken into custody and after consultation with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC, officers charged the man for Matthews’ murder.

On January 28, Matthews who had dual TT/American citizenship, was stabbed to death in her home which was ransacked and a quantity of valuables stolen.

Police seized a number of items from the house ans tested it for workable prints and were able to eventually make a match to that of the suspect over the weekend.

Her children who are all American citizens worked closely with the American Embassy in Port-of-Spain who in turn liaised with investigators checking on the status of the probe.

Yesterday, Garvin Heerah, former Director of the National Operations Centre (NOC) thanked the police for their efforts in bringing charges in the murder of his close relative Matthews.