Police are investigating a suspected double homicide after burnt skeletal remains were discovered inside the trunk of a charred vehicle in Valencia on Monday afternoon, hours after two elderly men were reported missing.

The missing men were identified as 71-year-old Bernard Mahabir, of Prescott Lane, Pasea Village, Tunapuna, and 67-year-old Kenneth Gill, of Fifth Street East, Cazabon Gardens, Trincity.

According to police reports, around 9:40 a.m. on Monday, relatives of the two men visited the Arouca Police Station and reported them missing.