A murder-suicide has rocked the quiet village of Mt Grace, Tobago.Dead are 50-year-old Charmaine Phillips and her brother, 52-year-old Winston Phillips.Shortly after 5 pm Monday, Charmaine Phillips was involved in an altercation with her brother at their family's home on Providence Road.Police responded after neighbours reported hearing threats and disturbance. On arrival, the police found Charmaine Phillips' lifeless body in a bedroom.
A senior police officer said she had been chopped across her neck and stomach. A cutlass was found on the scene.Meanwhile, Winston Phillips was found frothing from the mouth a short distance away. It is believed he drank a poisonous liquid.He was taken to the Scarborough General Hospital in an ambulance, but died a short while later.The T&T Guardian learned that another young relative was at home during the incident but was unharmed.
Relatives described Charmaine Phillips as a quiet and loving person and Winston Phillips as mentally unstable.District Medical Officer Dr Hoyte visited the scene and ordered the body removed to the Scarborough Mortuary.The Tobago Homicide Bureau is continuing investigations.