2009-11-13 “Cops: Woman kidnapped, tortured for ‘blanking’ ex.”
Cops: Woman kidnapped, tortured for ‘blanking’ ex.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, November 13th 2009
KIZZY ALLICK, the 22-year-old woman who was rescued by officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), after she was kidnapped, shot in the leg and burnt about the body on Wednesday, remained warded in a serious condition at the Eric [...]
2009-10-26 “19-year-old missing.”
19-year-old missing.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Monday, October 26th 2009
THE family of a 19-year-old woman is seeking the public’s assistance in finding her, after she went missing on Wednesday night.
According to Angie Rudy, her daughter, Amanda Felix left her Bhagna Trace, Chase Village home on Wednesday afternoon to go to a cyber-cafe in [...]
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2009-10-08 “Prison officers beat me.”
‘Prison officers beat me.’
By Nikita Braxton
Trinidad and Tobago Express | Thursday, October 8th 2009
The man charged with multiple murders and unsolved kidnappings, Silas Mack, is now claiming a beating at the hands of his prison guards at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca.
Mack told his attorney, Deke Rohlehr, that the beating came because he refused [...]
2009-10-07 “Silas Mack ‘beaten unconscious’ at prison.”
Silas Mack ‘beaten unconscious’ at prison.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, October 7th 2009
SILAS MACK, the man accused of murder and multiple kidnappings, was reportedly beaten unconscious during a fight with inmates while at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca last weekend.
Reliable sources at the prison said yesterday that Mack, 33, was taken [...]
2009-07-23 “13th suspect charged in Vindra murder case.”
13th suspect charged in Vindra murder case.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, July 23rd 2009
THE list of people brought before the courts charged with the kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman, continues to grow, as another man was yesterday brought before Chief Magistrate Sherman McNicolls.
Jameel “Wasa” Garcia, was the thirteenth person to [...]
2009-06-19 “STRANGLED. Autopsy reveals how 10-year-old Tecia died.”
STRANGLED. Autopsy reveals how 10-year-old Tecia died.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, June 19th 2009
Ten-year-old Tecia Henry was strangled.
But whether she was sexually assaulted still has not been determined, even though an autopsy was performed on her little body yesterday.
Sources at the Forensic Science Centre in Federation Park, St James, said further tests, [...]
2009-06-18 “TECIA’S TRAGIC END. Bullets fly, tempers flare as body of missing schoolgirl found in Laventille.”
TECIA’S TRAGIC END. Bullets fly, tempers flare as body of missing schoolgirl found in Laventille
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, June 18th 2009
Vows of revenge, death and destruction were made by residents of John John, Port of Spain, as the decomposing body of ten-year-old Tecia Henry was found stashed under a house at [...]
2009-06-13 “Girl, 14, missing; parents seek help.”
Girl, 14, missing; parents seek help.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Saturday, June 13th 2009
THE country’s missing persons list continues to grow with the disappearance of yet another young girl.
Shantal Thompson, 14, said good-bye to her mother on the evening of May 22, at Woodford Square, Port of Spain, and was off to the [...]
2009-06-10 “One year later, no trace of Naail.”
One year later, no trace of Naail
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, June 10th 2009
Today marks exactly one year since Naail Ali, 26, was kidnapped from outside his businessplace – the A&S Furniture and Appliance Store – at Parforce Road, Gasparillo.
Three gunmen snatched him as he exited his vehicle and then they sped [...]
2009-05-28 “State wants speedy case against accused Coolman kidnapper.”
State wants speedy case against accused Coolman kidnapper.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express |Thursday, May 28th 2009
THE STATE is seeking a speedy committal to be brought against a 22-year-old man who allegedly had a role to play in the kidnapping of businesswoman, Vindra Naipaul-Coolman.
Director of Public Prosecutions Carla Brown-Antoine, made the request yesterday before Chief [...]
2009-05-18 “No clues, no help, no Sasha.”
No clues, no help, no Sasha.
Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Monday, May 18th 2009
IT’S a parent’s worst nightmare. A missing child, and a family depending on a police service too unconcerned, understaffed or over-whelmed with investigating other matters than to assist in locating the vanished.
It’s a story told all too often. Macabre visits to [...]
2009-04-30 “Police mix-up: family finds Lena’s body.”
Police mix-up: family finds Lena’s body. Woman ‘missing’ for 6 months confused with crash survivor.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, April 30th 2009
FOR the past six months, the family of Lena Johnson had been searching for her, believing that she had gone missing. Little did they know she had been dead all along.
John [...]
2009-04-27 “Screams, then silence. Call to missing girl’s cellphone…”
Screams, then silence. Call to missing girl’s cellphone…
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Monday, April 27th 2009
THEY were close friends for as long as their mothers could remember. Two young girls, whose friendship blossomed into a sister-like relationship as the years went by.
Neshelle Alexander, 14, lived with her parents and siblings at their Samaroo [...]
2009-04-13 “I’m leaving it in God’s hands”
‘I’m leaving it in God’s hands’
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Monday, April 13th 2009
For many families across Trinidad and Tobago looking for a lost loved one, answers to the questions they ask will likely never be answered.
For those families, grief and anguish have become their daily mantra.
Weeks, months, years pass as they hope [...]
2009-04-06 “Losing Lena.”
Losing Lena.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Monday, April 6th 2009
ON November 17, Lena Johnson turned 36 years old.
Friends turned up at her home for the party she had arranged.
Except she was not there.
Nine days before, Lena left home and never came back.
Her friends didn’t know she was among the missing.
They cried for her. [...]
2009-03-28 “23 years, still no Juliet.”
23 years, still no Juliet.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Saturday, March 28th 2009
A woman missing and a family in anguish are so commonplace today in a country numbed by the level of criminality, that it is often old news in a week, a police cold case within a month, and erased from memory [...]
2008-12-31 “Three more females go missing.”
Three more females go missing.
By Joel Julien and Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, December 31st 2008
THREE more females, including two schoolgirls, have vanished without a trace, adding to the country’s already absurd list of missing persons for the year.
So far this year, over 500 people have been reported missing.
In the first incident, Anthony [...]
2008-10-09 “‘Kidnapped’ teen charged $1 million extortion bid…”
‘Kidnapped’ teen charged. $1 million extortion bid…
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, October 9th 2008
A LONGDENVILLE teenager, who allegedly faked her own kidnapping, appeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday along with three men who allegedly took part in the criminal scheme.
Indira Siewsankar, 18, stood alongside her “kidnappers”-Joey Ramkisson, 23, Gobin [...]
2008-07-22 “Naail Ali kidnapping suspect goes to court.”
Naail Ali kidnapping suspect goes to court.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Tuesday, July 22nd 2008
A SUSPECT in the kidnapping of 25-year-old businessman, Naail Ali, and 14-year-old schoolgirl Amrika Ramdial appeared before Magistrate Andrew Stroude, in the Port of Spain Tenth Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The court heard that Jimmy Cherry was arrested along with Brian [...]
2008-06-12 “Central girl snatched, $.5m demanded.”
Central girl snatched, $.5m demanded.
By Richard Charan and Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, June 12th 2008
Kidnappers snatched another young victim Tuesday night-13-year-old Vanessa Nandlal, the daughter of a single mother working at a shoe store in Chaguanas.
A $500,000 ransom was demanded for Vanessa, the third young person to be taken by criminals who [...]
2008-06-11 “Snatched outside father’s business.”
Snatched outside father’s business.
By Rickie Ramdass
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, June 11th 2008
NAAIL ALI never expected to be a kidnap victim.
However, when he arrived at his father’s business place yesterday, what was once unexpected turned out to be a frightening reality.
His uncle, Rafie Mohammed, said his 25-year-old nephew lived “not too far away”. He [...]
