Police Commissioner Atlee Patrick Rodney has hinted at the potential for international investigators aiding within the investigation into the demise of impartial legislator, Asot Michael, whose physique was present in a pool of blood by his maid at his dwelling on Tuesday morning.
Rodney advised a information convention that Michael, 54, who served as a minister in earlier administrations of the Gaston Browne administration, had a minimum of one main stab wound to the chest, however that the investigations had been within the early phases to find out the reason for demise.
“It’s a kind of unhappy events we’ve to handle as investigators…we had the decision early this morning that he was discovered unresponsive, we responded rapidly and because the physician has simply confirmed he has handed away,” Rodney advised reporters close to the scene of the homicide.
“There are some accidents on the physique which now opens up a murder investigation because the circumstances that led to the accidents, we have no idea what occurred, however we’re going to use all of the assets that we’ve domestically, regionally and internationally.
“I will likely be talking with my regional companions, I will likely be talking with my worldwide companions and no matter assets we’d like we are going to use all the pieces to handle such a severe crime. It’s a heinous crime if you see that sort of harm and someone mendacity in that situation,” the highest cop advised reporters.
Rodney appealed to eyewitnesses and members of the general public to come back ahead and help within the investigation, urging them additionally to “respect the privateness of the household particularly with the kind of data they share.
Michael, the Member of Parliament for St Peter, had contested the final normal election on January 18, 2023 as an impartial candidate after he fell out with the ruling the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Celebration (ABLP).
He was first elected to the Home of Representatives for the constituency of Saint Peter in 2004 and on October 23, 2017, he was detained at Heathrow Airport whereas in transit to a convention in France, being accused of getting requested bribes from a British investor in 2016
Whereas being interviewed by UK authorities, Prime Minister Browne eliminated him as Minister of Tourism, Financial Improvement, Funding and Vitality regardless of Michael denying any wrongdoing.
In 2018, Michael was accused by British investor Peter Virdee of Michael’s involvement in a bribery scheme. Michael denied soliciting bribes and stated the unique detention was for the aim of an interview with police.
