2009-11-06 “5 accused of teacher’s murder appear in court.”
5 accused of teacher’s murder appear in court.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Friday, November 6 2009
For the first time the five men accused of the murder of Sangre Grande school teacher, Bhasmat Seemungal, appeared together yesterday at the Sangre Grande magistrates’ Court.
PC Anil Akaloo, 34, of Guaico Tamana the victim’s husband, and Marlon [...]
2009-11-05 “Missing teen feared kidnapped.”
Missing teen feared kidnapped.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, November 5 2009
TWO DAYS after a La Horquetta teen went missing, her disappearance is being treated as a possible kidnapping with police saying a ransom demand of $80,000 has been made for her safe release.
Naomi Williams, 14, is believed to have been snatched on [...]
2009-10-27 “Fifth man charged for murder of Grande teacher.”
Fifth man charged for murder of Grande teacher.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Tuesday, October 27 2009
A fifth man has been arrested by police and charged for the murder of Sangre Grande school-teacher Bhasmat Seemungal-Akaloo.
Thirty-one-year-old Clevon Thomas was expected to make his first appearance before magistrate Ejenny Espinet yesterday in the preliminary inquiry in [...]
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2009-10-22 “14- year-old Grande girl missing.”
14- year-old Grande girl missing.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, October 22 2009
A third person has gone missing from Sangre Grande. This time it is a 14-year-old student.
Missing is Giselle Kizzy Richardson of Picton Extension Road, Sangre Grande.
According to police, Richardson quarrelled with her mother Annmarie Harro at their Picton home in [...]
2009-10-18 “Murder suspect No 5.”
Murder suspect No 5
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Sunday, October 18 2009
A FIFTH suspect was arrested on Friday for the September murder of Sangre Grande school-teacher, Bhasmat Seemugal-Akaloo.
According to a police report, at about 4.30 pm a party of officers from the Repeat Offenders Programme (ROPE) acted on a tip and went to [...]
2009-10-09 “Murder accused lodges brutality complaint.”
Murder accused lodges brutality complaint.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Friday, October 9 2009
Murder accused Silas Mack yesterday complained of being beaten by prison officers when he appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of Enterprise teenager Gail Durity.
Mack displayed bruises about his face and body as he was escorted to the Sangre [...]
2009-10-02 “Handyman in court for neighbour’s murder.”
Handyman in court for neighbour’s murder.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Friday, October 2 2009
A 20-year-old handyman of Farm Road, Valencia, yesterday appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate charged with the murder of his neighbour. Orondel Reyes alias “Half-a-man”
Franklyn Julien 20, the accused, was escorted by heavily armed police officers to the court.
When he [...]
2009-10-01 “Security guard, gun and car missing.”
Security guard, gun and car missing.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, October 1 2009
POLICE are investigating the disappearance of a Sangre Grande security guard who was last seen on Monday. Mozaffar Ali alias “Zahir”, 51, of Jairsingh Village, Coalmine was last seen at the Ministry of Education office on Alexandra Street, St Clair [...]
2009-09-23 “Cop accused of wife’s murder.”
Cop accused of wife’s murder.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Wednesday, September 23 2009
An angry crowd jeered police constable Sunil Akaloo as he and his spiritual advisor were taken yesterday to the Sangre Grande Magistrate’s Court on the charge of murder. The victim is Akaloo’s wife Bhasmat Seemungal-Akaloo.
Scores of onlookers stood behind police barriers [...]
2009-09-17 “Mom murdered, baby stays with babysitter.”
Mom murdered, baby stays with babysitter.
By Rhondor Dowlat and Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, September 17 2009
TWO-YEAR-OLD Asha Akaloo, daughter of murdered schoolteacher, Bhasmat Seemungal-Akaloo, was taken to a babysitter in Sangre Grande on Monday morning, and was supposed to be picked up by one of her parents.
Up until last night, baby Asha [...]
2009-09-16 “Grande teacher’s throat slit.”
Grande teacher’s throat slit.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Wednesday, September 16 2009
Hours after being abducted from her home in Guaico Tamana Road, Sangre Grande, the semi-nude body of a schoolteacher was found three miles away shortly after midday yesterday.
Bhasmat Seemungal-Akaloo, 44, was snatched from her home by four men armed with knives who [...]
2009-06-21 “Kamatie freed in Arima.”
Kamatie freed in Arima.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Sunday, June 21 2009
TOCO housewife Kamatie Sookoo, 30, was freed by abductors on Friday evening ending her ten-day ordeal in what her husband, Peter Sookoo, 41, is saying is his best ever Father’s Day gift.
Kamatie was dropped off by the abductors at 11.30 pm at [...]
2009-06-11 “Money or wife’s life.”
Money or wife’s life.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, June 11 2009
GUNMEN abducted the wife of a Toco farmer on Tuesday night and tortured her husband and nine-year-old son.
Police are now combing the forests in Toco after three gunmen took 30-year-old Kamatie Sookoo hostage, demanding that her husband hand over his bank card [...]
2008-08-28 “Two in court for murder/kidnapping.”
Two in court for murder/kidnapping.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/crime_and_court/print,0,85175.html
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, August 28 2008
Two men detained last Friday for kidnapping and murder appeared before a Sangre Grande Magistrate yesterday charged with murder, kidnapping, rape, robbery and other sexual offences.
Both accused, Kenton Patrick, 18, of East Drive, Champs Fleurs, and Trevon Ashton, 21, of Mulchan [...]
2005-06-29 “Business brothers kidnapped in Grande.”
Business brothers kidnapped in Grande.
By Ralph Banwarie
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Wednesday, June 29 2005
Two Sangre Grande brothers, a third generation businessmen are the nation’s latest kidnap victims.
Ronald Nath, fondly called Ronnie, 41, and his younger brother, Richard, 36, owners of Nath’s Furniture Store of Eastern Main Road, Sangre Grande were on their way to [...]
