News · 19 April 2026

Fifty infant bodies found dumped in Trinidad graveyard

The improper disposal of numerous infant and adult remains in a Trinidad graveyard is now under police investigation. Police confirmed at least 50 infant bodies and six adults were found in Cumuto. This town, roughly 40km from Port of Spain, holds bodies that preliminary findings suggest may be "unclaimed corpses", a situation Commissioner Allister Guevarro called "deeply troubling".

By BriefTea Editorial · 19 April 2026 at 10:35

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