FRANCIS VICTOR said that behind the generosity, bright smile, willingness and commitment shown by his daughter, UNC councillor Romona Victory, to her burgesses in Siparia/San Francique, her private life was complicated and often-times violent.

So much so, that Francis said he had feared for his daughter's safety and even her life and had repeatedly warned her to be careful of her common-law husband of 16 years, Rodney Ramsumair.

On Sunday, a father's worst fear came to pass when Victor found the bodies of his daughter and her husband inside their (the couple) Siparia home. Police said their investigations point to this being a murder-suicide, with Ramsumair killing Victor and then ending his own life.