The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two female minors which occurred on December 24th.
Based on initial reports received, at around 5.39 p.m., a call was placed to the Police Control Room. Officers were dispatched to an area known as Club Med Housing within the Five Cays district.
Upon arrival, the officers discovered two female minors -ages six and seven- unresponsive, while a third female minor –aged 12- was rushed to the Cheshire Hall Medical Center where she remains in a serious condition.
Head of the Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit (SPPU) of the RTCIPF, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Grantley Williams commenting on the tragedy said: “It is suspected that this tragic incident might have been the result of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, due to a generator being used at the home.
“The police are reminding the general public that it is extremely dangerous to operate generators in enclosed spaces. This can end in catastrophe, with persons dying due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning; the effects of such lethal gas will most likely go unnoticed until it is too late.”
Both the Department of Social Development and the SPPU are conducting several interviews into this incident. One person remains in custody as part of the investigation.
The RTCIPF and DSD are urging any person with information surrounding this tragic incident to contact investigators at (649) 232-6696 or contact Crime Stoppers.
All calls are answered in the United States and managed by the Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers which is a non-profit and not a police agency. The calls are anonymous and cannot be traced in the United States or the TCI.