Suspect held as missing teacher feared dead

Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey has revealed that investigators have challenges when investigating matters involving rideshare service organisations.

His comments came yesterday as he gave an update following the discovery of a body believed to be that of missing teacher Danielle Anglin. Bailey noted that a suspect, who has been taken into custody in relation to the case, works for a rideshare service. The suspect reportedly picked up Anglin, 29, from her home in Hellshire Park on May 13.

"One of the challenges that we are faced with as investigators is we do not have any local-based association or organisation that we can contact when investigating cases involving these type of services. It is something that we will be taking up with the relevant authorities to ensure that more structure is put in place to treat this type of organisation. It is posing a challenge to our investigative effort," Bailey said. A missing person's report was filed by Anglin's parents on May 14. During yesterday's briefing, Bailey said through the use of technology, they believe that Anglin was killed the same day she disappeared.

"She was picked up by the suspect, we have identified that. I can also say that with the help of JamaicaEye, we were able to identify a specific route that the motor car that she was in travelled. We were able to identify some special items through the JamaicaEye system," he said.

The senior cop also stated that based on the analysis done, they believe that Anglin was taken to a location in Clarendon.

"About 6:30 a.m. on Monday, police made a discovery of human remains in a section of Salt River. It is still too early to state definitively that it is Miss Anglin's body and thus we await the findings of the forensic team. The suspect in the matter has since given a statement to the police admitting his involvement. This specific suspect was arrested and charged in 2015 by the police for sexual offences. He was also convicted in Antigua for sexual offences and deported to Jamaica," Bailey said.

"We are satisfied and we are convinced that we have the right person in our custody. It is just a matter of time for the various administrative process to take place, then we can speak further. The motor vehicle that he drove was processed and we are awaiting the result from the lab in respect to that," Bailey added.

Last month, when THE STAR interviewed Denise Anglin, the teacher's mother, she said she had a gut feeling that the driver was up to no good.

"There was something about him that I didn't trust. She used him about two times and one of the time he took us home. While we were heading home, he told us he was a scientist and he work with taxi service part-time. My daughter asked him what he meant and he laugh and said he was joking. It was on my mind to tell my daughter do not call him back because I am a spiritual woman and I felt something but I didn't get to tell her," she said.

Persons who witnessed the murder or suspicious activities are encouraged to share information with the police, including a description of what they saw or heard, promptly to Crime Stop at 311, the National Intelligence Bureau tip line at 811 or the nearest police station.