CRIME WRAP: MAYARO MAN FOUND DEAD AT HOME

The body of a man was found at his Mafeking Village, Mayaro home on Tuesday afternoon.

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00:00The body of a man was found at his Mafeking village Mayaro home on Tuesday afternoon.

00:05According to reports, officers were informed of the discovery around 4.30 p.m.

00:10and when they arrived at the location, they were directed to the upstairs of a 20 by 30 feet plywood structure.

00:16When the officers entered, they noticed a hand protruding through a hole in the wooden floor.

00:22They then observed the lifeless body of a man clad in boxers lying on his stomach on a mattress.

00:28There was discoloration of the skin in the area of the face and right arm

00:32and a reddish substance resembling blood in the area of the nostrils

00:36and a minor bruise to the right lower abdomen.

00:39The man has been identified as 30-year-old Jostum Pair of Mafeking Rude.

00:45Speaking to police, his ex-wife said they were separated for approximately two months

00:49and when she contacted him on Tuesday morning to arrange the pickup of one of their children from school,

00:54he did not respond.

00:55As a result, she visited his home in the afternoon and made the discovery.

00:59An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death as investigations continue.

01:05A Princess Town man has been charged for the murder of 57-year-old Wendy Thomas,

01:10who was from Cedar Hill Village in Princess Town.

01:14According to police, the advice to arrest the charge and charge the 31-year-old laborer

01:19came from Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Sabrina Jaglau.

01:24On January 27th, it was reported that Thomas was standing at the front of her home

01:29when the suspect entered her yard with a firearm and fired several shots.

01:33She was struck in the chest.

01:35The assailant fled the scene on foot and was later arrested.

01:39Police said they found a 9mm pistol with an extended magazine

01:42containing three rounds of ammunition in his possession.

01:46Thomas succumbed to his injuries on February 18th.

01:50Three women were robbed at knife point in a home invasion in Claxton B.

01:55According to police reports, a 46-year-old janitor, her 60-year-old mother,

02:00and 64-year-old aunt were asleep and awoke to a loud noise around 3.30 a.m.

02:05They then noticed three masked men armed with knives in their bedroom.

02:10The woman was dealt several blows to her face

02:12and the men demanded money, they claim, were owed by her deceased husband.

02:17They then ransacked the room, grabbed a sum of cash and escaped.

02:20The woman on checking the room later discovered $38,000 missing

02:24at a phone which belonged to one of the other women.

02:28Investigations are ongoing.