(Trinidad Express) Journalist Marcia Henville was murdered.
An autopsy performed on Monday at the Forensic Science Centre in St James by pathologist Dr Eslyn McDonald-Burris revealed that Henville, 51, was beaten about the head resulting in blunt force trauma, stabbed with a sharp instrument to the lower area of her neck and upper back, and her throat was slashed with a sharp instrument before she was set on fire.
The well-known journalist was host of the gritty television series Point Blank aired by CCN TV6.
Last Saturday, Henville’s body was found burnt in a fire confined to the bedroom of her St Augustine home which she shared with her two children and husband.
According to police reports, at around 5.30 a.m., residents of Fidelis Heights heard loud arguments coming from Henville’s townhouse. A short while later, residents heard a loud explosion and observed smoke coming from the bedroom of the home and contacted the police, fire services, and the Emergency Health Services.
Fire officials from the Tunapuna Fire Station responded within minutes and were able to confine the blaze to the bedroom of the home where Henville’s body was found.
Her husband is currently a patient at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope under police guard.