BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE human remains discovered in Challengers Mountain on Thursday, November 14, 2013 are suspected to be those of George Livingston Queeley who went missing in late January 2011.
A release from the Police Public Relations Department stated that on the day in question, human remains were discovered in Challengers Mountain during a joint operation by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force.
“The remains are not new and appear to have been there for years. An investigation to determine the identity of the remains and a possible cause of death are underway,” the release read.
Another release from the police, dated Wednesday, November 20, 2013, said: “Keith Murray age 26, Denroy Simmonds age 27, and Nicholas Riley age 23 all of Challengers Village were formally arrested and charged for the Murder of George Livingston Queeley, which was allegedly committed 27/01/2011.”
This particular release is similar to the one in which two brothers, Kenrick and Keithroy Phillip of Stone Fort Estate in Challengers, were charged with the murder of missing Old Road man Kevaughn Pemberton.
The similarity between the two cases is that Pemberton went missing since the evening of Monday, June 18, 2012 but there was no report of him being killed or was his body recovered; while there was no report stating that Queeley was missing. However, Murray, Simmonds and Riley were charged with his murder.
On Wednesday, July 11, 2012, SKNVibes contacted Inspector David for a comment on the charge meted out to Kenrick and Keithroy Phillip and was told that investigations had led to the two brothers’ arrest and evidence, which he was not permitted to disclose, indicated that Pemberton was murdered even though his remains were not found.
Contacted yesterday (Dec. 3) for a comment on the charges laid against Murray, Simmonds and Riley, Inspector David provided an answer similar to the above mentioned.
This media house was however informed that the remains found in Challengers Mountain were suspected to be those of Queeley, whom Inspector David had earlier told local media practitioners was deemed a missing person.
Therefore, in an effort to determine the authenticity of the information, SKNVibes again contacted Inspector David and was told that even if the remains were suspected to be those of Queeley, because of them appearing to be there for years, further investigations are necessary.
“We don’t want to say it is or it isn’t. Until we are satisfied with the completion of the investigation, only then we will make a statement on the identity of the remains. And this will be done by means of a press release,” Inspector David said.
SKNVibes learnt that Queeley, who, when last seen, was sporting long dreadlocks and was sometime in the past deported from the US.
