Two ex-soldiers have been charged with the murder of Selwyn Gaff, who was found in the forest in Diego Martin earlier this month.
The charges came after an investigation which saw the Defence Force and T&T Police Service (TTPS) collaborating to solve the murder which took place in Covigne, Diego Martin.
Gaff was found with gunshot wounds to his torso days after he went into the forest with a group of men.
According to reports, the men shot Gaff and left him to die.
One of the men who was in the group later confessed to police officers who then went to the forest and found Gaff lying in some bushes, weak but alive.
He was taken to the St James Medical Facility where he succumbed to his injuries.
The man who made the report said that he did not do so earlier because he was afraid to speak to police.
On Monday, the Defence Force discharged both men and handed them over to the TTPS on Friday.
Police took the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions and the men were charged .
Lt Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste said the Defence Force cooperated and assisted in gathering a lot of the information to build the case and accompanied the police to the scene of the crime where officers gathered forensic evidence.
“There was a lot of co-operation,” he said.
Both men had been members of the Defence Force for several years.