SAA event in Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, California area, Trinidad and Tobago on Sat 8th November 2025

On 8 November 2025, in California, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, unidentified armed individuals kidnapped a farmer man outside his home, on Dairy Lane, when he was tending his family's farm animals. The abductors fled the area at high speed in the victim's vehicle. Moments later, the kidnappers contacted his wife, asking for a 100,000 TT dollar ransom as a condition for his safe release. Despite the payment of a part of the money and a proof of life sent after payment, the abductors killed the farmer. His body was found hours later in a forested area off the Brechin Castle Road. He had gunshot wounds to the head, and his hands were tied to his back. The victim's vehicle was also found burned on St George street. A police officer and two other individuals were arrested in connection with the killing, and two of them were later charged. The victim was the brother of a well-known contractor and founder of Super Industrial Services Ltd. The motivation for the attack was not clarified. 1 fatality.