A 26-year-old Palo Seco man is to be charged with the murder of 12-year-old Mercedez Layne.
The child’s body was found in a forested area in Erin on Sunday, one day after she was reported missing.
Today, advice was received from Special Advisor Ms. Honore Paul to charge the suspect, who is due to appear before a Master of the High Court tomorrow.
Regarding the case, Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro csaid, “The entire Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stands with Mercedes’ family and with every parent, guardian, and community member who are hurting today. The loss of this child through this heinous crime, is a wound to the nation’s soul. No child in this country should ever have their future stolen by violence, and no family should ever have to carry this kind of pain”.
