Karkala: Following the murder of 54-year-old Karkala resident Florine Machado, the police on July 19, recovered the gold ornaments that were stolen from her residence.
Florine was murdered on July 8 following a possible dispute over money with the accused, Mohammed Riyaz. He was produced before the court on July 17 after which he was remanded to police custody for five days and during his interrogation, Riyaz revealed that he had sold the gold that he had stolen from Florine’s residence.
Based on this information, a team led by investigating officer, Joy Antony, went to Sunil Jewellers in Mumbai and recovered the gold chain and pendant that was stolen from Florine. The total worth of the gold recovered amounted to Rs 1,50,000.
The accused was produced before the court again on July 20 following where he was remanded to judicial custody.