00:00A pillow was found over the victim's face and a sheet was placed over her body, leading
00:04police to believe she may have been suffocated.
00:07There was blood on the lower torso.
00:09And while some officers suspect she may have been sexually assaulted, investigators told
00:14TV6 that this needs to be confirmed via post-mortem, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
00:20Relatives told police that at about 4.50pm on Monday, they went to Dan Claire's home
00:25to check on her as she had missed a doctor's appointment scheduled that day and had failed
00:29to answer any subsequent calls.
00:32When they arrived, the house appeared to be locked, however, her car was in the garage.
00:37After further attempts to call her, they contacted a police officer they knew.
00:41The officer, a sergeant at the Court and Process Branch, went to the Arima Police Station seeking
00:47assistance to enter the home.
00:49The lawmen broke the lock on the front of the house and entered.
00:53They found Dan Claire lying on the floor of her bedroom.
00:57The bedroom appeared to be ransacked, however, relatives could not say if anything was stolen.
01:03While there, sounds were heard coming from another room inside the house and on investigating,
01:08the police officers found Mrs. Dan Claire's 90-year-old mother.
01:13She was examined and found to be unharmed.
01:17Police were told that the older woman suffers from advanced dementia and would be unable
01:21to aid with inquiries.
01:24The area was cordoned off and officers from the Homicide Bureau were notified.
01:28A team led by Sergeant Campbell and others responded.
01:32When TV6 News visited the scene, there were no relatives at Dan Claire's home.
01:36The one-story structure appeared to be fortified with burglar proofing.
01:40Several plants could be seen in the front porch and they all appeared to be well taken
01:44care of.
01:45A coffee cup could also be seen left unattended in the gallery.
01:50Officers told TV6 that they were horrified to hear that the police suspect that Dan Claire
01:54may have been killed.
01:56They said she was a mother of one and that her son was currently a doctor practicing
02:00in Jamaica.
02:01They said that she would often take care of her cousins and nieces who would visit the
02:05home and while they said she was a private person, they described her as a welcoming
02:10and good-natured individual.
02:20He described her as a very lovely individual.
02:34He called on the police to find out exactly what happened to Mrs. Dan Claire and to hold
02:39anyone responsible for her death.
02:41Out here now, it's real sad, it's really, really sad out here and we don't know when
02:45it's going to reach any doorstep and to me, it reached right on the doorstep here.
02:49Alexander Broussois, TV6 News.
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