Charges today in teacher’s murder

CHARGES are expected to be laid sometime today with respect to the murder of retired school teacher Ralphy Ramcharan whose body was found submerged in a river off Black Dirt Trace, Barataria, on March 26.

Four people, including two women were up to late yesterday assisting officers of the North Eastern Division with their investigations. Three of the four, one a woman, were arrested in Tobago by Homicide officers, while the other female was arrested on Saturday.  Once charged, the four, two from St Joseph, the other two from Cumuto and Sangre Grande, will appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate later today.  Cpl Francis Vidale of the Barataria/El Socorro Police Station is continuing investigations.

Meantime, officers of the Northern Division were up to late evening conducting identification parades with a 32-year-old suspended Special Reserve Policeman (SRP) who was arrested following Saturday’s shooting of Highway Patrol Officer, PC Edric Jeremy and the robbery of Ramsaroop’s furniture store, El Dorado, Tunapuna. Cpl Neville Adams of the St Joseph CID is continuing enquiries.

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