Viscella Richards found dead after home in Caribbean 'ransacked'
08.03.2024 - 23:11
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Actress Viscella Richards has sadly been found dead after her home in the Caribbean was ransacked leaving police suspicious about her death.
The retired actor, known by the stage name Vikki Richards was reportedly discovered with her hands tied behind her back in her bedroom in Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago, on March 6..
Local cops believe Viscella was killed by robbers after her property was found turned upside down but have said that there were no other marks of violence on her body, reports the Mirror.
A probe has been launched into the star's death. but it's claimed that she may have suffered a heart attack.
It's claimed that the late actor's body was discovered by a friend who went to her home to check on Viscella after being unable to get in contact since Tuesday evening.
The friend is said to have found the front gate closed but the front door "ajar." Reports also claim she had dementia and lived alone before her death.
Paying tribute, one relative told Newsday: "She was just beautiful, and I don't mean in just appearance, but her soul was beautiful. She was an outgoing person. She loved to perform - she never stopped."
Viscella whose film credits include Zeta One (1969) and Black Snake (1973) - is said to have relocated from the country to the UK as a child, before returning to the Caribbean later in life.
The Sun reports that her friend, barrister Sir Timothy Cassel KC, said that the gate and door were open when she was found.
He speculated: "So whoever was there was let in by her. Whether she knew them or not, or whether they manipulated her vulnerability, who knows? It's terribly sad." It's been reported that the hard drive from the security cameras were stolen.
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