Murder accused found hanged on 10th anniversary of family's murder

Ten years ago, Pedro Delaberro was arrested for the brutal murder of his wife and two children at the family’s home in the Heights of Guanapo. Yesterday he was found hanging in his cell at the Remand Facility, Arouca.

Police said Delaberro’s body was found hanging in his cell at around 1.48 am by a prison officer making his rounds. Delaberro was examined by a physician at the prison infirmary, who found him unresponsive, then taken to the Arima Health Facility, where he was declared dead.

He was arrested on April 4, 2009, for the murder of his wife Melinda Delaberro and sons Jose, eight, and Juan Delaberro, ten.
In 2009 Delaberro, who worked as a caretaker on a horse farm in Arima, left his home, saw a friend who worked at a nearby quarry, and asked him for help disposing of the bodies of his wife and children.

The man called the police, who searched the house and found the bodies. Homicide investigators said Delaberro was disruptive during court hearings and would sometimes stand up and admit to killing his family. He was eventually committed to stand trial in 2017.

Prison officers said Delaberro was kept in a cell by himself at the top security division of the prison owing to his violent outbursts.
Newsday also understands his family is unwilling to claim his body.