ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Nov 5, CMC – Police Commissioner Atlee Patrick Rodney has hinted at the possibility of foreign investigators assisting in the investigation into the death of the independent legislator, Asot Michael, whose body was found in a pool of blood by his maid at his Dry Hill Residence on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday morning.
Rodney told a news conference that Michael, 54, who served as a minister in previous administrations of the Gaston Browne administration, had at least one major stab wound to the chest, but that the investigations were in the early stages to determine the cause of death.
“It is one of those sad occasions we have to address as investigators…we had the call early this morning that he was found unresponsive, we responded quickly and as the doctor has just confirmed he has passed away,” Rodney told reporters near the scene of the murder.
“There are some injuries on the body which now opens up a homicide investigation as the circumstances that led to the injuries. We do not know what happened, but we are going to use all the resources that we have locally, regionally and internationally.
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