After a six-month investigation, police have in custody a suspect for the murder of Donelle Cordova, the 16-year-old L.W. Young High School student. The unnamed suspect is expected to be arraignment in court on Monday.
After an anonymous caller tipped police off, Donelle’s partially clothed, badly bruised body was discovered May 1st in a quarry pit near the Southern Cemetery, laying face down.
According to police, the young lady was clad in a blue T-shirt with red strips. They also noted that there was a severe wound to the young girl’s head and that her entire abdomen was burnt.
It was later reported that the young girl was lured out of a friend’s home, where she was kidnapped by several well-known young men. It is believed by friends that she was sexually assaulted and ran over by a vehicle, resulting in the severe wound to the head. However, police have not hinted as to whether these claims are true or false.
Police said that they believed the body was in the pit earlier that morning, as the decomposition process had not yet begun.
Speaking with The Guardian Sunday, Press Liaison Officer Superintendent Hulan Hanna said the suspect was apprehended last week and should appear in court on Monday.
He expressed relief that the case was coming to a close.
Attempts to reach the Cordova family were unsuccessful up to press time.
By Khashan Poitier, The Nassau Guardian
