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Three Hispanic men sought after Fyzabad double killing
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Three Hispanic men sought after Fyzabad double killing

From Trinidad Express · () English

Summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Two men were beaten to death in Fyzabad, Trinidad, on Friday afternoon.
  • Police identified the victims as Richard McDavid, 38, and Anslem Nicholas, 30.
  • Authorities are searching for three Hispanic men believed to be responsible for the attack.

Trinidad and Tobago police are searching for three Hispanic men after a double killing in Fyzabad on Friday afternoon. The victims, identified as 38-year-old Richard McDavid and 30-year-old Anslem Nicholas, both laborers, were allegedly beaten to death during an altercation.

McDavid and Nicholas got into an argument with him while they were walking along the road.

— InformantDescribing the initial moments of the altercation that led to the deaths.

The incident occurred around 4 p.m. along Delhi Road, near Kings Car Wash. According to an informant, the victims argued with three men of Hispanic descent who emerged from the car wash compound. One of the attackers was armed with a piece of wood.

One of the men was armed with a piece of wood.

— InformantDetailing the weapons used by the attackers.

The informant told police that the argument escalated into a physical fight, and he witnessed the three men assaulting McDavid and Nicholas. Despite his attempts to intervene, both victims sustained serious injuries before the attackers fled the scene.

The informant told police he saw the three men beating both victims.

— InformantWitnessing the assault.

McDavid and Nicholas were transported to the Fyzabad Police Station and then taken to the Siparia District Health Facility. Medical staff attempted to treat their extensive blunt-force and penetrating injuries, but both men succumbed to their wounds. McDavid was pronounced dead at 8:35 p.m., and Nicholas at 8:40 p.m. Police are continuing their investigation and seeking the public's assistance in locating the suspects.

Both men had sustained serious injuries.

— InformantDescribing the severity of the victims' injuries.
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