The decomposing body found stuffed inside a plastic barrel last Thursday was identified yesterday as that of missing security guard Carol Gopaul.
Speaking with the media at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, yesterday, Gopaul ‘s husband, Saheed, said he blamed relatives in the woman ‘s death.
“I went by Ian Alleyne on Thursday and when I come home them was lighting candle for wake and saying it good she dead. I report she was missing and them saying she dead. They never liked her for me and was always cussing her,” Gopaul said.
The distraught man, who cried uncontrollably during the interview, said he wanted justice for his wife, who was beaten, stabbed, according to the autopsy.
According to the reports, St Joseph Police found Gopaul ‘s body stuffed in a blue barrel around 4.30 pm when they responded to a report from a resident of a stench in the area. The barrel with Gopaul ‘s body was placed at the side of the road next to others used by residents to dispose of garbage.
In an unrelated matter, the uncle of Chaitram Tokai, 45, who was killed Sunday afternoon outside his home, said he believed the killing of his nephew was linked to the disappearance of another relative two years ago.
According Francois Baptiste, who also spoke outside the FSC, Tokai, a father of two, was constantly threatened in recent times and had made several reports to police.
Baptiste said Tokai was a good person who “was like salt”. He said, however, that he believed he would get justice as he got assurances from Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne that the murder would be solved soon.
According to police reports, Tokai was crossing the road to go home around 2.45 pm when a gunman approached and shot. The gunman escaped in a silver Nissan Tiida.
Homicide Bureau officers are investigating both killings.