(Trinidad Express) The body of an 85-year-old Trinidad-born woman who was visiting for Carnival was found this morning in Arima.
Police said that just before 9 a.m. on Sunday, officers of the Arima Police Station received a call that led them to the home of Hyacinth Gardner of Lime Boulevard in Santa Rosa where they found her body lying on the ground.
Parts of the home appeared to be ransacked.
The area was cordoned off and the body was viewed by a district medical officer who informed officers that there appeared to be marks of violence on the body.
A post-mortem has been ordered to confirm the cause of death.
However, from initial investigations, police suspect that Gardner was killed during a robbery.
A vehicle that matched the description of one that she owns was found in Wallerfield that morning as well.
Residents of the area told the Express yesterday that Gardner was a teacher who lived in the United States.
