Police have interviewed and recorded statements from several people in relation to the murder of German couple Herbertus, 71, and Brigid Keil, 74, in Tobago. In a release yesterday from Supt Joanne Archie of the Public Affairs Unit, the police extended condolences to the relatives and loved ones of the Keil family. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them in their time of Bereavement,” Archie wrote.
Archie said German Embassy representative, Frank Wunslel, visited the Scarborough Police Station and was briefed on the state of the police investigations. “All leads are being pursued and additional support from several special units in Trinidad have been deployed to strengthen the investigation process.” At approximately 9.50 am on Saturday, a couple notified the Scarborough Police Station that while walking along Minister’s Bay Bacolet, Tobago, they stumbled upon the body of a woman.
When the police arrived on the scene, they discovered a second body; that of a male, a short distance away. The scene was visited by Supt Garth Nelson, Tobago Division along with officers from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations; Criminal Investigation Department and the Criminal Intelligence Unit. The victims were subsequently identified as German nationals Herbertus Konrad Keil,71, and Brigid Maria Keil,74, who formally resided at No 48 Bacolet Crescent, Scarborough.
The District Medical Officer, Dr Garber, visited the scene and ordered the removal of the bodies to the mortuary at the Scarborough Hospital.
While the police did not say their were any suspects in the case, they gave reassurances to relatives of the dead couple and members of the public they were intensely pursuing investigations into this matter. Archie said the couple arrived in Tobago on October 21, and would generally visit the island in September/October and stay until March at their home at Bacolet which they have owned for the past 16 years.
The police service will be setting up two hotline numbers today to gather any information that can lead to an arrest and are asking members of the public to call 635-1649 or 639-2515 in the interim. In a release yesterday the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) said chief secretary Orville London will meet with acting Police Commission Stephen Williams today to discuss the matter.