ASP Cowo also spoke about the DNA results from the suspected remains of Anisha Young. The 23 year old Belize City resident went missing in December. And at the end of that month, a small scattering of human remains were found on the old northern highway which were believed to be hers.
Those were sent to Jamaica for DNA testing, and last week her family told us the results show that it is not her remains. Today, police said that's not quite the case. As Cowo explained, the results are inconclusive:..
ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB
"The result is mentioning that the sample that was sent it cannot be confirmed that the remains is that of Anisha Young. There was no match in regards to the testing that the - ehm - persons at the lab did to try to get any DNA with the suspected human remains that were sent and the sample that was provided by the family, being the hair sample, a buccal swab and other small things that were sent for them to do the comparison. Those comparisons were done along with the suspected human remains, but there was no match. If you recall on the interview that I gave the last time that the Doctor mentioned that the portion of the human remains that as found was plantar skin, and he also indicated it is very unlikely that if a test is done that any DNA can be retrieved from that section of the body. It does not necessarily mean that the remains are not for Anisha Young. We have to bear that in mind."
Reporter
"So you would say at this time if I asked you, yes, no or inconclusive you would say?"
ASP Alejandro Cowo
"It is still inconclusive."
The formal language in the DNA test said quote, "not a match."
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