The “victim” and lone witness in what was first believed to be a violent home invasion in Couva that claimed the life of a 47-year-old close female relative remained in police custody up to July 24 as the murder suspect.

The victim, Kamnee Thackurdeen, was shot at her home on Fire Station Road on the night of July 22. She was taken to the Couva District Health Facility in critical condition and later transferred to the hospital.

The officers found her unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. She was lying on her back in a room.