Chinese murders shrouded in mystery

Contacted yesterday for information on how long Shirui and Yanli were living in Trinidad and whether their bodies would be buried locally or returned to China for burial, director of political affairs at the embassy Lu Eing said he was unable to comment because what was being requested was “personal information.” “That case is under investigation and we will keep in contact with the relevant authorities,” Eing said. “We at the embassy hope for peace and peacefulness for all the people of this great country.” The double murder, which left people and police puzzled as to why anyone would unload over 60 bullets in taking Shirui and Yanli’s lives, is being closely investigated by an inter-agency team of police. A team comprising police from the Homicide Bureau Region III, the Criminal Investigations Division, the Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit, and Task Force are collaborating to investigate the killings as well as that of Everton Moses, Kimroy Maharaj, Jabari Etienne, and Wendell Pierre which occurred in the San Fernando region over the last two weeks.

Possible links between Moses’ murder and those of Shirui and Yanli are being explored as both occurred only two days apart with similar degrees of gruesomeness.