The fate of the two suspects in the death of Hannah Mathura remained uncertain up to last night, as police officers and officials from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) continued to deliberate on whether they should be charged with murder.
The 62-year-old mother and 66-year-old father of Mathura remain in custody pending those deliberations.
Sources disclosed that the meeting, which began on yesterday afternoon, continued for a few hours as investigators reviewed the evidence gathered in “great detail”.
The notes and evidence obtained from the probe were scrutinised by DPP officials.
One source said meetings with the DPP on such serious matters would usually continue, “well into the night”, as every detail in the matter, from the role of the suspects to the timeline of events leading to the death, would be closely reviewed.
The source noted that while the main charge of murder was still being considered, it was likely that a charge of improperly disposing of a body may also be likely.
Mathura’s remains were found in the backyard of her family’s Butu Street, Valsayn South home last Tuesday.
She is believed to have been killed and buried sometime around July 2017.
A 26-year-old relative reported the incident to St Joseph Police last Sunday. Police visited the property and subsequently found the remains in a foot-deep hole.
