Senior Reporter
sascha.wilson@guardian.co.tt
The parents of Stacy Samaroo, whose body was found floating in the sea in Tobago last Tuesday, are still awaiting word on when the autopsy will be performed in the sister isle.
In a telephone interview yesterday, Stacy’s mother, Lystra “Vashti” Samaroo, said two family members would return to Tobago for the autopsy, then arrangements would have to be made for her body to return to Trinidad for the funeral.
Samaroo said they were not sure whether or not she was murdered, as the detectives were awaiting the autopsy results.
“We spoke to the police on Sunday. They said when they got in contact with the pathologist, they would call us,” she said, explaining a forensic pathologist from Trinidad would have to go to Tobago to do the autopsy.
“We are hoping that they call us before the week is finished,” said Samaroo.
She had indicated in a previous interview that her daughter travelled to Tobago in January to see an eye specialist. She had decided, however, to remain on the island until her next appointment in April.
Stacy, however, decided to return home earlier and had planned to leave Tobago last Friday. She was the mother of a 14-year-old girl.
Her body was found floating in the sea in the Hope area. Initial reports said a rope was found around her neck. However, Samaroo said the police told her it may have been debris in the ocean that became tangled around the body.
Investigations are ongoing.
