Burnt body in Sangre Grande believed to be missing man

THE burnt remains of a man were discovered in the trunk of a vehicle in Sangre Grande on Boxing Day.

According to reports, the discovery was made at 3 pm along Ojoe Road in North Eastern Settlement on December 26.

The dead man is believed to be 32-year-old Dane Hosein Jnr, who was reported missing on Christmas Eve.

According to initial reports, Hosein Jnr, from Quash Trace in Sangre Grande, was last seen alive at about 10 am on December 24.

He had left his girlfriend's home in his white Nissan Almera and told relatives he would be returning home soon. He never returned.

A team from the Hunters Search and Rescue Team, led by captain Vallance Rambarath, went to the family's home and while there were told a burnt vehicle which matched the description of Hosein's missing car had been seen in an area known as Boisbande Village.

There they found a burnt Almera. In the trunk, they found the burnt remains of a human being.

The police were notified and officers from the Eastern Division as well as the Homicide Bureau responded.

Police are currently treating the incident as a homicide.

Up to late yesterday, officers of the Homicide Bureau and Eastern Division were still on the scene.