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Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said \u201cevery effort is being made\u201d to classify several unclassified deaths this year, five of which have occurred this month.<\/p>\nAssistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said \u201cevery effort is being made\u201d to classify several unclassified deaths this year, five of which have occurred this month.<\/p>\n
Seven deaths in four separate incidents have yet to be classified for 2014.<\/p>\n
Ferguson, who was contacted for comment, indicated that police are concerned about the lingering matters.<\/p>\n
But he said police must be thorough with every investigation, some of which include forensic analyses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have our partners that we are affiliated with in terms of doing our DNA work, but sometimes some things linger longer than some people would like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut every effort is being made to conclude all of these matters, which we are concerned with.\u201d<\/p>\n
On April 13, police found the partially-clothed body of a woman between 30 and 40 years of age in bushes near the entrance to Dignity Gardens, off Carmichael Road.<\/p>\n
Police said they were unable to determine the cause of death or the woman\u2019s identity and the death was being treated as a homicide.<\/p>\n
Ferguson said police were still investigating that matter, but had not yet determined the cause of death.<\/p>\n
On April 3, the defense force found four burned bodies \u2014 three men and a woman \u2014 on Anguilla Cay. Authorities said tires were placed on top of them and they were set on fire.<\/p>\n
Defense force officials said they believed they were Haitians, but did not say what led them to believe that.<\/p>\n
Ferguson said police are trying to complete their forensic investigation into that matter.<\/p>\n
He said as far as their identities and the classifications of those deaths \u201cwe haven\u2019t reached that stage yet\u201d.<\/p>\n
On February 8, police found the partially-decomposed body of a man in a shallow grave in Coral Harbour.<\/p>\n
Asked about that matter, Ferguson said police were still awaiting DNA results.<\/p>\n
On January 5, a man\u2019s body was found burned beyond recognition in a car off Cowpen Road, police said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are no closer now than we were with that incident,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still appealing to members of the public who may have information with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ferguson said that matter also required forensic analysis.<\/p>\n
He said each of those outstanding matters are being investigated as homicides.<\/p>\n
The murder count for 2014 stands at 39, according to The Nassau Guardian\u2019s records.<\/p>\n