A St Helena man was murdered on Sunday night while at the wake of his former boss’ brother, who had himself been killed.
According to police, Nicky Joseph, 31, of Madras Street, was at the wake of Jean-Pierre Assee at Samdass Street, Arouca, when he was called outside and shot. Police said while at the wake someone telephoned Joseph around 10.30 pm. When he stepped outside he was shot and killed.
Speaking with the media yesterday afternoon, relatives of the father of two children, six and four, said the children were unaware that he had been killed.
Assee was Mohammed’s older brother. Mohammed was killed outside his Ross Trace, St Helena Village, Caroni, home on April 19.
Assee was buried yesterday.
In an incident last December Assee, 30, a car dealer, was shot at least ten times. He died last Tuesday night at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Centre. Assee, of Sierra Vista Drive, Omeara Road, Arima, was standing outside his businessplace at Ramcharan Street, St Augustine, with Dave John, 48, and 11-year-old Kadeem Whiskey when a car drove by and opened fire.
John was shot in the right hip and Whiskey in the right ear. It was the second attempt on his life. The first time the killer was shot dead by a security guard hired to protect the businessman.
On September 29, Quane Rochford was gunned down by a security guard after Rochford tried to kill Assee outside his home.
In an unrelated incident, police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Carl Ramdeo.
Ramdeo’s body was found inside a burnt shack at Crown Trace West, Couva. Police said Ramdeo was a struggling drug addict.
And in another matter, the body of a man found at Clifton Street, Laventille, on Friday night has been identified as Kerry Serrette.
Serrette’s body was found around 9 pm last Friday face down at Clifton Street. Police said they received a phone call informing them that the man had been discovered dead on the roadway. Police said 16 spent shells were retrieved from the scene of the shooting.
As of yesterday, the murder toll has tied with that of last year for the same period at 41.
Homicide detectives are continuing their investigations and are calling on members of the public to provide them with any information that may assist in arresting those responsible for the murders.