Woman stabbed to death

A DAY after she sang and danced at a relative’s funeral in St Ann’s, Dahlia Jones was stabbed to death in Carenage on Friday night allegedly by a United States deportee who was reportedly “shell shocked” in a war. Police said Jones, 56, was stabbed more than 15 times. She was a cleaner and a mother of six children whose ages range between 22 and 39 years. A 47-year-old man later surrendered  at the Carenage Police Station and was up to late evening assisting the police with their investigations. Police reports are that around 3 pm on  Friday Jones had an argument with a 17-year-old relative at a house on Beard Street, Carenage, where she had been living for the past five years. Investigators told Sunday Newsday that a man known to them intervened in the argument and was ordered to leave the premises by Jones’ common-law-husband, Lennox Thomas.

The man obliged and returned around 7 pm. Police said the man attacked Jones from behind in the kitchen area where she had been preparing a meal. Jones was dealt several stabs. She managed to escape by running through a door on the northern side of the kitchen, police said. However, Jones collapsed and was again dealt several stabs about the body including her head, armpit, in the centre of her back and on her arms. According to police, Thomas went to his common-law wife’s assistance, but was attacked and had to retreat. She died on the spot. After committing the act, police said, the suspect calmly walked away, dropped the murder weapon and reported the matter to the district police station. A party of officers headed by Western Division Snr Supt Stephen Quashie and including ASP Julius; Insps Anthony Lezama and Walker; Sgt Stephen Joefield and PCs Sifontis and John visited the scene and conducted investigations. A kitchen knife was seized.

At the scene yesterday a female relative said that the suspect appeared to be a “very collected person” and knows what he is about.  The relative also said that Jones was a very nice person. Similar sentiments were echoed at Jones’ former home at Bandar Street, Boissierre, Maraval, where her elder sister, Janet described her as a jovial and vibrant person who loved to dress and was a fan of Beres Hammond. Janet said her sister was present at the funeral of another family member last Thursday. Jones sang the loudest and danced. Janet recalled that her sister always said she wanted to be buried in white and wanted lots of flowers at her funeral. Other family members said that a man used to harass Jones whenever she cleaned the house at Carenage, and that he had pushed her at one time. They also said that had Jones been attacked from the front, she would certainly have put up a fight. The suspect had not been charged up to late evening and Carenage police said he was in a very “quiet mood.” Sgt Joefield of the Carenage CID is continuing investigations.

Two men killed outside bars

By WENDY CAMPBELL

TWO Cunupia men were up to late evening assisting officers of the St Joseph Police Station with yesterday’s early morning murder of Ricardo Cyrus, who succumbed to stab wounds sustained outside Junes Bar, Curepe Junction. Cyrus, 27, was one of two people stabbed to death, the other being Nathaniel Samuel Blaides, 22, of Second Street, Printery Ville, Arima.  The latter was stabbed to death around 10.25pm on Friday. police sources said around 2.30am yesterday, Cyrus got into an argument over “stupid talk” inside the bar.  The argument continued outside the bar.  There was a scuffle and Cyrus was stabbed to the abdomen. He was rushed to the Mount Hope Medical Sciences Complex where he died around 6.30am while undergoing emergency surgery. A report was made and a party of officers headed by ASP Fitzroy Fredericks and including Insp Michael Modeste, Cpls Badal and Diamond and acting Cpl Bernard visited the scene and conducted investigations.

Based on information received, officers of the St Joseph Criminal Investigations Department (CID) later arrested three men in the Cunupia area.  One of them was later released. In the Blaides killing, police said the young man got into an argument with someone at the Executive Sports Bar, Queen Street, Arima. Blaides, according to the police received several stabs and died on the spot.  A report was made and a party of officers under ASP Fredericks and including Insp Bullen and acting Cpl Maraj visited the scene. At Blaides’ home yesterday, his 64-year-old father, Cleytus Blaides, said his son loved to lime with friends.  He said he often spoke to Blaides about liming, but that his son refused to listen. Cleytus said his son, a labourer came home from work, took a bath, changed clothes then left to go and lime.  He did not even eat,” the father of four said. “Around 11.30pm Friday, Cleytus said a friend of his son came and told him that his son had been stabbed and that his “abdomen was outside.” Cleytus said he went to the scene, where he saw his son lying on the ground, covered. The man said he pulled the covering and saw a “big hole” in his son’s chest, and two more on his back. No arrests had been made up to late evening.

Woman killed while watering cows

The body of a woman was found in the Valencia River around 5.30pm yesterday in what is believed to be a homicide, police sources said. The woman has been identified as Lauren Ollivierre, 43, of Oropouche Road, Valencia. Police said the woman’s husband, Stansfield Ollivierre, 47, reported to them around 9am yesterday that his wife went to water her cows around 2 pm, behind the house, on friday. Sometime after, he said, a dog and one of the two cows she went with came back without Ollivierre. Police said Ollivierre told them he thought nothing of it and that he continued with his “Sabbath”. However, sometime yesterday morning he went to look for his wife and saw the other cow tied by the river. He then reported her missing.