CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jan 26, CMC – Police say Hananiah Joseph has been remanded into custody after he appeared in the Second District Court in Vieux Fort, south of here, charged with the murder of his father.
The police said that on January 17, they were called to the home of the deceased in Micoud on the south east coast of the island, following reports of a shooting.
They said upon arrival at the residence, they discovered the lifeless body of Jean Marie Joseph and that a post-mortem examination, conducted on January 20, determined that he died from neuromuscular shock resulting from a traumatic brain injury.
Joseph has since been remanded to the Bordelais Correctional Facility pending trial.
Meanwhile, police said Monday that they investigating the discovery of a young man’s body found buried in a shallow grave in Vieux Fort on Sunday.
The police said that the body was discovered following an operation that involved officers from several units, including the Major Crimes Unit, Tactical Response Unit, Central Intelligence Unit, Special Services Unit from both the north and south, as well as the Gangs, Narcotics, and Firearms Unit South.
They said the body was located buried near the shoreline and that the deceased has not yet been identified and is being treated as a “John Doe” pending further investigations and formal identification.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled for Tuesday and the police are urging anyone with information that may assist the investigation to contact the nearest police station.
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