Government has expressed condolences and confirmed that there has been Cabinet-level attention following the Belmont triple murder that left a two‑year‑old dead on Thursday morning.
Speaking at a Post Cabinet Media Briefing, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Sean Sobers, noted that the incident was discussed by multiple Ministers and stressed that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is actively working to bring those responsible to justice.
Minister Sobers said the loss of a child’s life made the incident especially devastating and confirmed that it was addressed at the highest level of government.
“The loss of life is always something that is extremely difficult to treat with, but more so the loss of life of a child. And I know, in terms of just leaving the Cabinet room, this was an issue that was discussed. Both Ministers, Sturge and Minister Alexander, weighed in on the issue. I would not wish to get into the specifics of what they would have said, but that it is receiving active attention by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.”
Minister Sobers also rejected calls by former Prime Minister and National Security Minister Stuart Young for resignations over the crime situation.
“Former Minister Young is in no place to give any advice to this government, especially when it comes to crime and criminality. As a matter of fact, as a failure, as a former National Security Minister, and for the short period of time that he was Prime Minister as well, the murder rate in this country spiralled totally out of control. So that as a responsible, compassionate, intelligent, driven administration, we will take no such advice from former Minister Young.”