Dutch Quarter:--- Robert Reid, the father of 13 year old Tiffany Reid who is suspected of killing and burning his daughter's body fought with his wife two weeks before Tuesday's killing.The police and prosecutor's office have remained tightlipped on the ongoing investigation even though they managed to arrest Robert Reid the same night they found the charred body of his 13 year old daughter in a ravine in South Reward. According to police and other sources, Reid suffered several burn wounds about his body.
The suspect will be taken before the judge of instruction sometime Friday where the judge will examine the conditions of his arrest. It is also expected that the prosecutor dealing with the case will request the first eight day extension of pretrial detention for their suspect.
SMN News has been reliably informed that the suspect and father of the deceased girl is yet to tell police how and where his daughter was killed.
Residents and neighbors of Reid said two weeks ago he went to a mechanic shop and told his friends that he had just fought with his wife whom he claimed pulled a knife at him as she was busy packing her personal belongings to move out of the family home. The neighbors said Reid is well known in Dutch Quarter and that he owns a white van M-7980 which he uses to transport school children. One neighbor said Reid has two vehicles, one which he uses to fix the other to transport the school children. They said Reid's wife no longer lives in Dutch Quarter.
As for the 13 year old victim, police and prosecutor did not say if they managed to identify the charred remains of the 13 year old PSVE student or if that will be done through DNA testing.
SMN News learnt that Tiffany Reid, a former student of St. Joseph Primary School and first form student of the St. Maarten Academy (PSVE section) was also a member of the New Testament Baptist Church in Fort Willem.
