Eliz­a­beth Gon­za­les

To­ba­go po­lice are on the scene of the is­land's 11th mur­der where a woman was doused with gaso­line and set on fire at Glen Ea­gles Dri­ve Mt Irvine.

She has been iden­ti­fied as Janelle Thomas, 40, from Sig­nal Hill.

A male sus­pect has been ar­rest­ed.

Head of To­ba­go Po­lice Di­vi­sion ACP Col­lis Hazel told Guardian Me­dia it is a sad time for To­ba­go.

He said, "It was a do­mes­tic mur­der, the per­pe­tra­tor has been ar­rest­ed. We can­not get in the bed­rooms of peo­ple where these things are hap­pen­ing. It's very sad­den­ing."

The To­ba­go mur­der toll has reached a record high in 2023. For the same pe­ri­od, the is­land record­ed 10 mur­ders. The toll has not crossed ten in al­most a decade.

This is a de­vel­op­ing sto­ry.