Ten hours after he was found bleeding from chop wounds, Laventille taxi driver Dominic Pierre has died.
Investigators said around 9 pm, Pierre's brother Nigel Drago, of San Spring Road, Macaulay, Claxton Bay, came home and found Pierre lying motionless on the ground in front of the house.
The road was stained with blood.
Pierre had a chop wound stretching from his right to left ear and his left leg was almost severed. Drago called the police and Pierre was taken by ambulance to the San Fernando General hospital. He underwent emergency surgery but died around 7 am.
Investigators believe Pierre was involved in a feud in Laventille and went to south Trinidad to escape his assailants, but they followed him.
ASP Rampersad and Senior Supt Cecil Santana visited the scene. Police were unable to find any witnesses to the crime and a motive for the murder has not yet been established.
Cpl Ramlogan is continuing investigations.