DNA testing has finally confirmed that the bones found over a month ago in the backyard of a Valsayn home were, in fact, those of 18-year-old Hannah Mathura.
According to reports, investigators received the results of the DNA test sometime between Wednesday and Thursday last week and approached Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard on Friday for advice in the ongoing matter.
However, a GML report said detectives were told to continue working on establishing more facts surrounding Mathura’s death and securing possible evidence.
Earlier reports which suggested the bones were believed to be those of a man were thus ruled as false readings.
The tests were done on the bone marrow and biological tissue-like cartilage remaining from decomposed skeletal remains. Samples from Hanna’s siblings were used to verify her family lineage.
Earlier this month, the remains were taken to the Port-of- Spain General Hospital for X-Ray analysis to determine the density and structure of the bones.
According to details of the matter thus far, one of Mathura’s relatives told police that she was killed and buried in the backyard in June 2017.
A source in the GML story said one challenge in investigating Mathura’s death was the length of time between her burial and the discovery of her remains.