Deputy Commissioner Mervyn Richardson told the media yesterday members of the Defence Force were co-operating with police in its investigation of the death of Lance Cpl Curtis Marshall.
Marshall was rushed to hospital from Defence Force Headquarters, Chaguaramas, on Saturday night. Protests were held by friends, family and other residents of Petit Bourg on Tuesday where Marshall lived.
Autopsies by Dr Eastlyn McDonald-Burris and Dr Hubert Daisley respectively on Marshall's body found he died from asphyxiation, consistent with strangulation. The autopsies showed the body bore marks of violence around the neck and head.
Richardson said police officers had been interviewing members of the Defence Force all day yesterday. He used the opportunity to offer his condolences to the family of Marshall.
He said at 9.30 am he received a call from Brig Gen Kenrick Maharaj stating the Defence Force was open to the Police Service to complete its investigations.