In breaking news this week on CNC3’s Crime Watch, host Ian Alleyne highlighted the devastating news that the home of a June murder victim was destroyed by fire recently, leaving the victim’s mother and sister homeless.
Alleyne visited the scene and showed footage of the burnt ruins which once stood as the home of murder victim Krishna Singh, 25, of Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan.
The house was destroyed by the blaze on Tuesday.
Fire officials believe it was an arson attack.
Speaking with Alleyne at the scene, Singh’s mother, Puniya Phillips, said that since her son’s brutal murder she had been receiving threats and had made several reports to the police.
Alleyne said he had been looking closely at the case but needed an intervention from the relevant authorities to assist him in making further progress in his investigations into the case.
Singh and Shawn Branche, 35, were both gunned down by masked gunmen on June 17 shortly after 1 pm.
The men were at Branche’s Dularie Trace, Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan, home when gunmen stormed in.
Residents heard the gunshots and went to the house where they found the two men bleeding from bullet wounds. They were taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, where they died while receiving treatment.
In another case, 57-year-old Ivan Medina of Guayaguayare is pleading with Alleyne to help him get worker injury compensation from his workplace.
Medina said while at his workplace a piece of iron fell on his left foot, fracturing it. He said he had worked at the company for the past seven years.
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
Also this week, Alleyne showed exclusive footage of a man who was stabbed several times about his body while liming at Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, on Tuesday. The incident occurred at about 8 pm.
During the live show on Wednesday, as he was showing the video of the wounded man being taken away by the ambulance, Alleyne received vital information which might lead to the arrest of the perpetrator.
The victim, who subsequently died, was identified as Lamont Beckles, 42, of King Street, Diego Martin.
Alleyne has now launched an investigation into the incident and is in search of Beckles’ killer.
It is believed that Beckles knew his attacker and was said to be with a female friend when the incident occurred.
According to reports received by Alleyne, Beckles was near a fast-food restaurant between Chacon and Abercromby Streets when he was approached by a man. A quarrel ensued between the two and quickly escalated. The suspect pulled a knife and dealt Beckles several stabs to the neck. Witnesses said Beckles ran a short distance away but collapsed outside Scotiabank and lost consciousness.
At that point Beckles’ attacker again ran up to him and dealt him more stabs in full view of the public. Beckles’ attacker then fled the scene.
Alleyne has asked for assistance from members of the public who may have any information about the identity of the attacker. He may be contacted at 294-4081.
Alleyne is also looking for information surrounding the whereabouts of 72-year-old Sonnylal Mohan Ramsaroop, who went missing on August 25, 2015. Ramsaroop was last seen at his home at 15 Phillip Trace, Rochard Road, Penal.