Prosecutor Rienk Mud confirmed that someone has been arrested but the public prosecutor has refused to confirm the identity of the suspect. Mud said authorities are busy questioning the suspect and that his arrest was extended.
Julot's body was recovered on July 1 in Oyster Pond. While her body was recovered on the French side of the border the Dutch side is leading the investigation. Well placed sources say Clemencia's body had over 87 stab wounds when she was recovered and this is the reason why the prosecutor's office felt it was necessary to put a special team together to solve the case. Julot was a Haitian national who attended school on the French side of the island, she was also an employee of Blue Point. The young woman was on her routine morning exercise when she was abducted and murdered.
A special team consisting of 25 officers was put together to solve one of the most gruesome murders committed on the island. Even though St. Maarten recorded numerous murders many of which are unsolved this is the first time the TGO has been established.
The team investigating the death of Clemencia Julot consists of detectives from the local police force (KPSSS), the Recherché Samenwerkingsteam (RST), the Royal Marechaussee (both from Sint Maarten and Curacao), the police force of Curacao (KPC) and the police force of Aruba (KPA). This team works in close cooperation with the French Gendarmerie.
