Three escaped prisoners hijacked an American couple’s yacht and left a bloody path after seemingly tossing the victims’ our bodies overboard within the Caribbean, police revealed on Monday.
Native authorities stated Ralph Hendry, 66, and his spouse Kathy Brandel, 71, each of Virginia, are presumed lifeless after they had been final seen on February 18 and the boat was discovered anchored and abandoned days later, the New York Publish studies.
Royal St. Vincent and Grenadines Police Power official Junior Simmons stated throughout a press convention on Monday afternoon the officers who responded to the boat discovered a scene that was “per indicators of violence.”
“A number of gadgets had been strewn on the deck and within the cabin and a pink substance that resembled blood was seen on board,” Simmons stated.
“There was no discovery of our bodies on board the yacht.”
Proof suggests the couple had been killed on board, the Royal Grenada Police Power beforehand stated final week.
Royal Grenada Police Power Commissioner Don McKenzie additionally stated throughout a briefing that proof signifies the our bodies had been “disposed of” whereas the boat was travelling by sea between Grenada and St. Vincent after they “commandeered” the yacht.
The trio of suspects, Ron Mitchell, 30, Trevon Robertson, 19, and Abita Stanislaus, 25, had been arrested in St. Vincent hours after the boat was searched on Wednesday.
The three males escaped from police custody on February 18.
They appeared in courtroom Sunday on 4 counts every of immigration-related expenses and pleaded responsible, officers stated.
The trio had been then held in custody forward of sentencing on these expenses, set for subsequent Monday, Simmons stated.
Every had been beforehand dealing with theft expenses, with Mitchell additionally hit with rape and tried rape expenses earlier than their escape earlier this month.
They allegedly acquired on the boat referred to as “Simplicity” whereas it was docked within the St. George a part of Grenada, however haven’t but been charged within the disappearance of Brandel and Hendry.
Officers are trying to find the couple, however no our bodies have been recovered.
The household of Brandel and Hendry had been holding out hope over the weekend their family members can be discovered alive.
Considered one of their sons, Nick Buro, stated he and his brother, Bryan Hendry, are “doing our greatest to try to get solutions to search out out what’s subsequent when it comes to hopefully discovering them safely recovered someplace on the islands.”
This text initially appeared within the New York Publish and has been reproduced with permission.
