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The men also agreed to come forward with the much needed information after they learnt that some of their accomplices wanted to kill them. |
The police said yesterday that they had "no evidence pointing to homicide. We are pursuing a kidnapping."
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THE hunt for kidnapped businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has not been wholly unsuccessful, Homicide Bureau head ACP Maurice Piggott has said. The supermarket chief executive officer was kidnapped on December 19, 85 days and at least four major police operations later, investigations have not reached far enough for police to make any definitive breakthroughs. "Because we have not met the desired effect should not be used as a yard stick," Piggott said yesterday during the police's weekly media briefing at Old Police Headquarters, Port of Spain. Asked if the presence of Homicide investigators meant that the police believed that Naipaul-Coolman, 51, was dead, Piggott said the police had "no evidence pointing to homicide. We are pursuing a kidnapping." Piggott said the presence of his men during the investigations was a "pro-active measure". "Homicide investigators are there so if we pick up any evidence of the possibility that she was killed we will know how to proceed. We are not waiting for a body to turn up and then investigate." The latest episode in the investigation was on Sunday when acting on information, police went to a sheep and goat pen at Enterprise Village, Chaguanas. Two hours of digging turned up sheep bones. "By no stretch of the imagination investigations have been futile. We have ways of massaging information. We don't see our operations as unsuccessful. If there is a perception that we have got nothing from our operations we know what we have gotten from it," Piggott said. |
This country has become a haven for all criminals. It is a crying shame that kidnapping seems to be a very lucrative business for the criminals. We are very short sighted as to what should be done about the crime in this country. It is horrifying and tragic when someone is kidnapped but it is even worse when false leads are deliberately given to the police as to where the victim's body was buried. Have we all reached a stage where we have no souls or no ounce of compassion left in our hearts? Let us speculate that this kidnapping was a contract killing as most of the posts suggest, why doesn't someone come forward or AT LEAST. give an anonymous tip as to where the body is? This is sheer torture for Mrs Coolman's family; I am sure they all hope and pray that she is still alive but as more time elapses, I believe they all know that there is a possibility that she might be dead. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time and I can only hope that they will find closure after this "Media Circus Madness" comes to an end.
The possibilities that she may be alive are extremely slim, nevertheless a body should have been found by now. I do not think is a media circus as much as political move. I am almost absolutely sure Mrs. Coolman will be found just before elections. This government is not going to election before this crime is solved, is weighing way too much in the PM's shoulders.
TV6 just announced that police are working on a new lead that they hope will bring closure to the case, but one has to wonder why these constant announcements? Wouldn't it be better to actually state that you have done so when it happens rather than constantly try to bring hope to the family and general public?
What is her husband's take on all this - I have not seen him participating here for awhile.
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TV6 just announced that police are working on a new lead that they hope will bring closure to the case, but one has to wonder why these constant announcements? |
Sorry folks! The human skull that was found in St Augustine turned out to be an unidentified male. It appears that we have a lot of missing people who are dead out there and we are not even aware of it! This is really too much for this family. I will reiterate what JB said. Why doesn't the police investigate thoroughly first, before issuing a statement? Not only are they giving the family false hope but they are making themselves to look even more incompetent!