Overview
- Officers in Trinidad and Tobago recovered 56 bodies at Cumuto Cemetery on Saturday, about 25 miles east of Port of Spain.
- Police said 50 were infants and six were adults, and five of the adults had toe tags with two showing signs of prior autopsies.
- Cumuto officers secured the site and began a forensic examination with homicide specialists.
- Investigators say the case likely involves unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses, a criminal offense, and they are tracing custody records from hospitals, morgues, and funeral homes.
- Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro called the discovery deeply troubling and pledged accountability as the nation operates under an extended state of emergency in response to violent crime.