Man arrested in connection to disappearance of Utech student

A driver of a popular ride sharing service has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Anisa Dilworth, a pharmaceutical technology student at the University of Technology.

Senior Superintendent of the St Andrew Central Police division, Mark Harris, said the driver was taken into custody on Saturday, and is currently being questioned. He has not yet been charged.

Dilworth has been reported missing since May 6.

"We have a man in custody, we have a car, and we are pursuing another person [who] we believe can assist us with the investigation," Harris told The STAR.

He did not disclose further information on the other person the police are seeking. But he said they are using appropriate technology to assist in their investigation.

"We are working with JamaicaEye, and other agencies to provide that information, and we are on track," he said.

Meanwhile, Dilworth's father Everton said his family is still in shock over his 20-years-old daughter's disappearance.

"We are devastated, we are still in disbelief, everybody is taking it very hard," he said.

He shared that Anisa, who is from Montego Bay, St James had just completed her first year of university. And as she was new to Kingston would frequently use ride sharing services to get around.

The father of two also commended the police for their work so far in the search for his daughter.

"It's a little bit on the slow side maybe because of what they (police) have to work with regarding technology, man power, and stuff like that but you can see they are genuinely putting some effort into it, who is dealing straight with the case, they are trying," he said.

-Sashana Small

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