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Unidentified male body found on Millennium Highway
– Police seeking public’s help to identify the victim
Crime sleuths from the Serious Crime Unit of the RTCIPF are probing a new murder, following the discovery of a young man’s body on Millennium Highway, Providenciales.
builder or tradesman.
They were taught a trade, discipline and the proper way to be as young men. Those days are gone but by and large, the trade thing worked. Former PDM Premier, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, who governed between 2016 and 2021, budgeted for and piloted the agenda for vocational training. This needs to be sped up in the schools and in the centre Premier Robinson conceptualised. With the right training, counsellors, teachers and skills training, 100s of youth could be taken off the streets. They could be mentored, especially where there are no fathers around. Where they are given a sense of purpose, the murderous trend could go lower as these young men would be properly directed and their idle hands put to sensible use.
The body of an unidentified male was found lying off the shoulder of the Millennium Highway which leads into the Blue Hills community on Monday, June 19, 2023.
“Based on preliminary information, a call was placed to the Police Control Room today at around 6:58 am, indicating that the lifeless body of a male was laying on the roadside”, a police spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.
RTCIPF officers arrived at the location and found the bleeding body with what appeared to be a wound to the head.
Along with this, the victim who was found barefoot, had distinctive marks of violence on his upper chest.
According to the police, the victim’s body was clad only in black shorts with white stripes on one side and is approximately 5’ 08” ft tall, slim built, about 150 - 160 pounds, and appears to be between the ages of 18 – 25.
The police said an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death and is seeking the assistance of the public to positively identify the victim.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 911, the closest police station, or call TCI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 and give any information on this murder or any other illegal activity anonymously.