Abiela murder probe continues

This follows an autopsy on Thursday which revealed Adams, a Form 3 student of Signal Hill Secondary School and footballer on the under-15 national team, died as a result of injuries to her neck.

A police source said investigators will approach the DPP for advice on the case. “The investigations are still ongoing. There are some things we still need to close off on and then we would have to approach (the DPP) for directions, so until we get directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions no one can be charged and the investigations continue.” On Wednesday, Snr Supt Joanne Archie confirmed the detainment of a suspect who was assisting police with their investigations. The suspect was one of three persons who were previously questioned and released, however he was subsequently detained. According to police reports, Adams, who lived at Mary’s Hill was found dead last Saturday morning in Courland after being reported missing by her mother, Katherine Gill.

Adams was last seen alive at 7.30 pm on February 10 when she she left home with a 19-year-old male friend, but never returned. The young man told relatives he had dropped Adams off at a shop near her home at about 8 pm.

A relative who was searching for the missing teenager stumbled on her body at 3.30 am last Saturday near a pile of garbage, at Solenn Lane, Fedilis Heights (North), Courland. She was partially nude and her throat was slit. Adams is Tobago’s fourth murder, equalling the total number of murders recorded last year.