Simpson Bay:--- St. Maarten has recorded two killings in two days. The first occurred on Friday when law enforcement found the lifeless body of a Haitian national with severe head injuries at his home. While on Saturday night police were called to the Bumper Car Fun Park in Simpson Bay where they found the owner shot to death. The victim has been identified as Jean Claude Busquet (58) who police said was shot to death just around 11:30 pm.
Busquet's killing has brought the number of murders on the Dutch side of the island to 5 for the year 2009. According to police, spokesman Ricardo Henson Busquet's body was found outside of his office by police and members of the forensic department. Henson said the victim is a French national who, probably bled to death due to the severity of the wounds to his head, chest and right arm. Henson said after interviewing the security guard they learnt that the victim at some point screamed and he went to check on him. It was then the security guard found the victim on the ground bleeding. Henson said so far the cause of death has not been determined and that the investigation is still ongoing. The Police Spokesman said based on the evidence collected at the crime scene it is already determined that the killing is consistent with that of an armed robbery. The police have also confiscated the body for further investigation
In an unrelated case, police found the body of a man late Friday afternoon in his home on Margareth Dive Middle Region. The victim has been identified ads Saliba Absalon (42) from Haiti. Henson said the man was found lying on his floor and that he had bled profusely from wounds to the back of his head.
Based on the evidence collected at the scene police has not ruled out crime. Henson said it seems most likely that a crime was committed but it is too early for them to say what type and who may have committed the horrendous act. The body of this victim has been confiscated as the investigations continue.
