The body of a woman was discovered in a car on Tuesday in Tobago at approximately 9:20pm.
Traffic was diverted along the Claude Noel Highway in the vicinity of Lowlands after police officers on mobile patrol observed a black Mazda 323 on fire.
Police said the vehicle was parked on the Southern side of the highway facing East. Fire fighters responded and extinguished the fire.
The partially burnt body found slumped on the right front seat of the vehicle was later identified as 58 year old Deborah Gopaul of John Gorman Trace, Crown Point.
Ms. Gopaul was employed at Jade Distributors in Canaan.