Albert Prince fell to his death at his Bethel home in Tobago. The incident occurred early on Tuesday morning. The elderly man fell from the balcony of his home and was later found by his wife. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
00:00When she got up, she didn't see him on the bed and she went looking for him and saw him on the ground outside, which meant that he was on the banister doing something and fell over.
00:15Neighbor of the deceased, Ms. Heather Carruth, as she spoke to TV6 News about the incident and the circumstances surrounding how Mr. Albert Prince was found lying motionless by his wife, Irene.
00:29Ms. Carruth said Mr. Prince had been her dear friend for over three decades and she remained in shock by his untimely death.
00:39We grew up as children. He does say I'm his sister. He's my brother.
00:47How do you feel about the situation?
00:49Terrible. I'm sitting here and I can't catch myself.
00:53The couple only recently returned from vacation.
00:57They just got back from the States Thursday after spending two months and he came home to his death.
01:06According to police, around 10.30 p.m. on Monday, Mrs. Prince fed her husband upstairs their home and retired to bed.
01:16She awoke around 6.30 a.m. and went to check on her husband and didn't see him in the room.
01:23She made checks throughout the house and observed a door to the banister slightly opened.
01:29Upon checking, she observed her husband lying on the ground as it appears that he walked out onto the banister, which has no railing, and fell to his death.
01:41The police were called to the scene.
01:43An autopsy is to be performed to determine the cause of death.
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