Cunupia man charged with murder of municipal police officer

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Cunupia man charged with murder of municipal police officer

A 22-year-old man has appeared virtually before a Chaguanas Magistrate charged with the murder of Municipal Police Officer, No. 12760 PC Dylan Mohammed, which occurred on December 9th, 2023.

AAMIR ALI, of Cunupia, was charged with the offence when he appeared before the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 2nd January, 2024.
The matter was adjourned to June 4th, 2024.

Mohammed, 31, who was last attached to the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, was found dead on the banks of a river in the vicinity of Warren Road Extension, Cunupia, on December 9th, 2023.
Extensive investigations by officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Region Three, along with other law enforcement external agencies resulted in the arrest of one male suspect on December 28th, 2023.

The investigation was supervised by Snr. Supt. Singh, Supt. Dhilpaul, ASP Persad, Insp. John, Insp. Ousman and Sgt. Bridgemohan, of HBI Region Three.

Ali was charged by Cpl Jaggesar, also of HBI Region Three, on December 31st, 2023, following advice received from Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Honore-Paul, on that same date.