Friends and family of murder victim Marcus Gibbings have expressed their sorrow that no justice has been served, three years on from his death.

The popular 32-year-old Trinidadian was stabbed to death at his apartment in Derwent Lane, Devonshire, on October 26, 2006.

The case remains unsolved, despite the Police taking more than 200 statements in the first year of the investigation and generating what they described as "a number of forensic leads".

Mourning the anniversary of Mr. Gibbings' passing, Lynette Powell, who worked with him at Hamilton communications firm CCS, said: "It saddens me to know that there is still no justice for Marcus after three years. His murder was a cowardly and selfish act that affected so many lives and still hurts us all.

"We can only hope that one day there will be some closure and someone will be prosecuted for this crime. In these times of escalating violence, it is important to remember the victims. Marcus was a kind-hearted man who could bring a smile to anyone's face. I miss my friend very much."

Mr. Gibbings, a father-of-two and stepfather-of-one, worked at the company as an engineer. He'd lived in Bermuda for more than eight years. He was found in his Derwent Lane, Devonshire apartment.

Police have hinted in the past that there is more than one suspect and that Mr. Gibbings was involved in an "altercation" in the city of Hamilton in the weeks before his death.

A woman was arrested in connection with the murder in November 2006, but released without charge. A 59-year-old man who was also arrested on suspicion of obstructing the Police inquiry was also released without charge.

Walter Burgess, director for networking and telephony at CCS, said: "Marcus was a very key and integral part of the CCS family and we miss him all the time. Hardly a week goes by that his name does not come up in conversation."

Of the fact that no-one has been brought to justice over the murder, Mr. Burgess said: "Personally I'm very disappointed. It seems this is just one case out of a number over the last several years (that have not been solved.) It's a shame that this whole thing has not been brought to a close, as tragic as it is."

According to the victim's father Richard Gibbings, 62, a team of cold case investigators brought in from the UK last year looked at the file but he's not heard anything more since.

"We're trying to move on and let the Police do their thing. He's no longer around and we're trying to move on with our lives. We can only wait until the Police do what they have to do. We're just hoping that the perpetrators will be caught and brought to justice," he said.

The Royal Gazette invited the Police to give an update on the progress of the investigation but they did not respond.