Trinidad salesman abducted, killed

Richard Chan-Attong
Richard Chan-Attong

(Trinidad Express) There have been no arrests for the murder of Richard Chan-Attong, 43 who was abducted from his Belmont home on September 16 and found dead in Santa Cruz days later.

Chan-Attong was employed as a salesperson with Mecalfab in Port of Spain and on September 16 he was abducted from his Belmont Circular Road, Belmont home. On the morning of September 20 he was found dead with two gunshot wounds at Saddle Road, Santa Cruz near to the Undercover plant nursery.

Police said that around 6 a.m. on September 16 Chan-Attong was seen being accosted by two men before being bundled into Chan-Attong’s grey Nissan Navara, TDL 571, which had been parked on the road.

A neighbour contacted the Belmont police and they called the Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

The Express visited the home of Chan-Attong’s house on September 18 and was told by a man there that they were not allowed to speak during the police investigation.

He also did not confirm if a ransom demand had been made.