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Chief Ricardo Bharath Hernandez of the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community, left, and other participants during a spritual healing ceremony at Heights of Aripo on Saturday. - Angelo Marcelle
Arima MP Penelope Beckles has come out in defence of the people of Heights of Aripo who were unfairly blamed for the murder of Andrea Bharatt.
Beckles was speaking at a healing ceremony at the Heights of Aripo Community Centre on Saturday, more than two weeks after Bharatt s body was found off a precipice in the district. The ceremony was held by the Santa Rosa First People’s Community.
Griffith asks public: Don’t jump to conclusions
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A “full-scale” police investigation has been launched into the deaths of two suspects – Andrew Morris and Joel Balcon – in police custody. Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith made the announcement on Monday through a press release.
Griffith says his track record speaks for itself in that there will be no cover-up.
He noted since he became CoP, in 2018, 96 police officers were charged with various offences including kidnapping, human trafficking, robbery with aggravation and assault, while another 86 were suspended. The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) launched an investigation into the men’s deaths last week.
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Port of Spain – The police on Thursday afternoon confirmed that the search for Andrea Bharrat, a clerk at the Arima Magistrate’s court, had ended, after her body was found in a precipice.
The police report that at 12:20 p.m. a motorist was driving along Aripo Road, when he looked down the precipice and saw a decomposed body.
In a statement, the police said that the motorist contacted them and, on responding, they found the body in an advanced state of decomposition.
“Based on the clothing on the body, relatives have confirmed that it is Andrea Bharrat, 23, a clerk who was last attached to the Arima Magistrates Court,” the statement said.