Three escaped convicts have been charged with murdering two Americans after reportedly hijacking a couple’s yacht in the Caribbean last month. The bodies of Kathy Blundell and Ralph Hendry have not yet been found, and authorities believe the fugitives threw them overboard.
Ron Mitchell, 30 years old. Trevon Robertson, 19 years old. and Abita Stanislaus, 25. Each was charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the couple’s presumed deaths.according to statement The suspects have also been charged with fleeing the Royal Grenada Police Force, burglary, robbery and two counts of kidnapping.
The prisoners had been charged several months earlier with one count of robbery with assault. According to Grenada Police, Mitchell was also charged with one count of rape, three counts of attempted rape, and two counts of indecent assault and assault.
The three suspects escaped from a cell in Grenada on February 18th, and the fugitives were recaptured on February 21st on St. Vincent Island.
Hendry and Blundell had their yacht moored in St. George’s, Grenada’s capital, and when authorities located the yacht in nearby St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Blundell and Hendry were nowhere to be seen. Family members said they had not heard from the couple since February 18. according to In People magazine.
As Blaze News previously reported, investigators said there were signs of a violent struggle inside the yacht, with belongings strewn everywhere and blood all over the boat.
“The entire interior and deck of the ship was ransacked,” the Coast Guard commander reportedly wrote in an internal memo.
Authorities said there were “signs of violence” at the crime scene on the yacht.
Law enforcement believes the fugitives commandeered the yacht the day after their escape.
According to the yacht club, the couple’s boat was found abandoned on February 21, and the couple were reported missing.
CNN According to the report, “Last week, Grenada Police Commissioner Don McKenzie said at a press conference that the couple was likely thrown overboard during the hijacking, and that intelligence suggests the fugitives were traveling between Grenada and St. Vincent.” , it is suggested that the crew ‘disposed of’ while traveling approximately 130 miles ‘away. “
Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police said last week that the murder suspects committed “several criminal acts, including causing physical harm to the couple” during the voyage.
Hendry and Blundell, from Virginia, were on a dream voyage on a yacht named Simplicity. The couple sold their home several years ago and purchased Simplicity.
Ralph, a 66-year-old financial advisor, and Kathy, a former real estate agent, would have turned 71 on February 21st.
Blundell’s son, Nick Brough, said: WRC-TV“This was completely unexpected, and we were trying to wrap our heads around this and try to make sense of this senseless act of violence against two people who were just living their lives in their home. Essentially… Because Simplicity was their home, and they weren’t.” No home anymore…and that safety and security suddenly taken away; [having] They attacked…where they live, it’s just unimaginable. ”
“They were very careful to ensure safety at all times,” Bro said. “Safety was their number one concern everywhere they went and in everything they did, so I think this unfortunate accident came out of nowhere for them.”
The suspects made their first appearance in the St. George Magistrate’s Court in Grenada on Thursday. They are scheduled to return to court on March 27.
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