Find being treated as a homicide
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –AUTHORITIES on Nevis have identified the man whose lifeless body was discovered on the island yesterday (Feb. 22) afternoon as Leo Herbert.
His remains were found sometime after 1:00 p.m. in Bath Village, specifically in the Fort Charles area, and it was said to bore signs of foul play.
Since then, Press and Public Relations Officer to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) SGT Stephen Hector confirmed that the body was that of 22-year-old Herbert.
He told this publication that “there were some injuries to the body and police are investigating it as a homicide”.
This publication was informed that two individuals who were in the area discovered Herbert’s body and alerted the authorities. Other information suggests that a bicycle was also discovered in proximity to Herbert’s body.
While the SGT was unable to confirm the specifics, SKNVibes learnt that Herbert may have suffered from a gunshot injury to his head and other rumours suggest that he was shot multiple times.
The PRO said that as far as he is aware, no one is in custody in relation to the find and noted that a post mortem would be performed on Herbert’s remains to determine the cause of death.
The officer who holds responsibility for the Nevis Division of the RSCNPF, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Robert Liburd, issued an appeal via this media house for persons with information to come forward and assist the police with their investigations.
“I am appealing to the members of the public to come forward with any information that they may have in relation to this incident.”
He also said the confidentiality principle would be maintained and information could be provided anonymously.
Herbert’s death is Nevis’ first homicide for the year and the fourth for the Federation.
The first was that of 28-year-old Desroy ‘Piggy’ James of Hermitage Extension, Lower Cayon, who was shot on the night of January 7 while walking with a friend along a track some 30 metres west of his home.
The second was that of 40-year-old Elvin Elvis Stanley of Old Road and proprietor of Elvis Love Shack Bar & Grill at the Frigate Bay Strip, who was shot on the night of January 26 while driving his vehicle along the Anchorage Road on his way home with his children’s mother and their teenage son.
And the third murder victim was 29-year-old Miguel ‘Bashment’ Robinson of Lime Kiln, who died under a hail of bullets on February 18 at the Four Ways Bar while reportedly there to purchase a bottle of water.
