The body of a woman was discovered murdered along the roadway at Hermitage Extension, in San Fernando on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers at the San Fernando Police Station received an anonymous telephone call about a body seen on the roadway shortly after 4pm.
PC Ramkissoon and WPC Cupid of the San Fernando Police Station responded and discovered the female with multiple chop wounds about the body.
The woman, who is yet to be identified, was described as being of mixed descent, with short black curly hair, approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall.
She was clad in a black top and black tights.
Investigations are underway.