A 50-year-old attorney-at-law, Sheldon Mitchell, of Sangre Grande, has been charged with perverting the course of justice amid the ongoing investigation into the brutal murder of 22-year-old Candice Honore, whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase dumped in a pond in Valencia on July 17.
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), the charge was laid after legal consultations between investigators and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Mitchell was initially detained under suspicion of harbouring a person of interest in the case but was released after a habeas corpus ruling found his detention exceeded the lawful time limit. Following a case conference with DPP Roger Gaspard, legal advice was issued to re-arrest and formally charge Mitchell.
The arrest was executed by officers from the Homicide Bureau’s Intelligence Team, backed by the Eastern Division Task Force. Mitchell is expected to appear before a master of the High Court in the coming days.
Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro emphasized the impartiality of the investigation, stating, “No one is above the law; be it attorneys, police officers, or public officials… The TTPS remains resolute in its duty to uphold justice.”
Meanwhile, Candice Honore, the victim in this case, was laid to rest on July 27 at the Turure Public Cemetery, following funeral services in Sangre Grande. Her dismembered body, discovered in a suitcase, has shaken the local community.
Michael Moore, 27, also of Sangre Grande and known as “Tall Man,” was earlier charged with Honore’s murder. He appeared before Master Rehanna Hosein at High Court North “B” on Thursday, and his sufficiency hearing is set for January 27, 2026.
The TTPS reiterated that while charges have been laid, all accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
