Teen found, 3 other people missing
Monday 21 December 2020
THE police reported on the weekend that three people have gone missing while a teen who was previously reported missing, had been found and is now safe.
San Juan resident Shania Applewhite, 16, of Bagatelle Road, who was reported missing on Friday December 11, has been found. She visited the Penal Police Station on Saturday and stated that she was in good health. Officers of the Child Protection Unit are continuing enquiries and the Children’s Authority has been contacted.
A police press release stated that this was the second time Shania had been reported missing after disappearing in September only to be subsequently found.
Ashanti Riley murder suspect faces new charges in rape, kidnapping of 15-year-old girl
Sunday 13 December 2020
Candice Riley lights a candle with others in memory of her murdered daughter Ashanti during a vigil outside the Red House, after a motorcade from the family s home in San Juan to Port of Spain on Saturday. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI -
Police are close to completing their investigations into two offences of rape and kidnapping of a minor against the same suspect charged for the murder of Ashanti Riley.
The teenager said she had been taken to the same area where Riley s body was found on December 4, in La Canoa, Santa Cruz where she was raped.