00:00 Police began excavating areas in the backyard of the home of Butu Rodan Valsane with the
00:04 help of workers from the Tunuponopiako Regional Corporation.
00:07 The canine unit was also on the scene.
00:09 On March 12, skeletal remains were found buried one foot deep in the backyard of the Mathura
00:13 couple's home.
00:15 The following day, the remains were examined at the Forensic Sciences Center in Federation
00:18 Park.
00:19 There were holes in the skull and injuries were found about the skeleton.
00:23 One of the injuries was said to be consistent with a gunshot wound.
00:26 However, no spent shells were found on the scene.
00:29 A DNA test was also ordered to confirm the identity of the remains as police were informed
00:33 by the pathologist that the bones showed evidence that it may be that of a person older than
00:38 18-year-old Hannah Mathura.
00:40 However, based on the clothing found in the grave as well as intelligence given to the
00:43 police, the remains are still believed to be those of Hannah.
00:48 On the night of March 13, police detained a male relative of Hannah at an apartment
00:52 in El Dorado while the man's wife was detained at their Butu Road home.
00:56 They had been kept in custody since, until they were released on Tuesday after police
01:00 presented the file on the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
01:03 DPP Roger Gaspard, SC, ordered that the 66-year-old man and his 62-year-old wife be released pending
01:09 further inquiries.
01:10 Officers told TV6 News that this is part of the investigative process and should further
01:15 evidence be uncovered, the couple may be re-arrested.
01:18 Alexander Broussaul, TV6 News.
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