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Former police officers charged with murder

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 11, CMC -Two former police officers have been arrested and charged with murder that occurred in 2014.

A police statement said that following the incident of a reported kidnapping on Wednesday March 20, 2014, police officers conducted a search at a house in Princes Town, in south Central  Trinidad.

The statement said approximately 345 feet from the premises, there appeared to be burnt debris in a busy area.

According to the statement based on the advice last Friday from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lyndon Brown, 40, and Jesse Burke, 40, were formally charged with the murder of  29-year-old Davindra Siewdass.

The two men have since appeared before a magistrate’s  court where the matter has been adjourned to  April 7,  2027 for a status hearing. A sufficiency hearing has been scheduled for April 21,  2027.

The police said that additionally, three men were also been arrested and detained in 2014 for the murder and that the investigations are continuing.

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