<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Warning: This story contains details and content that some readers may find distressing.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they were investigating after 56 bodies - mainly of infants - were found dumped at one of the country's cemeteries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The twin-island Caribbean nation has been struggling with surging crime, including deadly gang violence, which prompted authorities to extend an existing state of emergency last month.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The gruesome discovery on Saturday was made at the cemetery in the town of Cumuto on Trinidad, about 40 kilometres east of the capital, Port of Spain.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-19-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/c2c7491b-d22a-4f1b-bfba-8e932b044fd6" rel="" target="" title="Arch Trump foe claims president was dragged into war"><strong><span>Arch Trump foe claims president was dragged into war</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-mass-shooting-in-ukraines-capital-leaves-6-dead-before-police-shot-and-killed-the-gunman/04f29cbc-9028-46c5-9e2e-a8cef807598b" rel="" target="_blank" title="Mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves six dead"><strong><span>Mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves six dead</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to a police statement, 50 bodies were of infants while the remaining were of four men and two women.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/police-in-trinidad-and-tobago-investigate-after-56-bodies-are-found-dumped-at-a-cemetery/afdeb301-c794-475a-8ce8-33d6616e4cfa" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said five of the adults had toe tags, such as those found in morgues, and that a man's and a woman's body has signs of an autopsy. They did not immediately say if any of the bodies had been identified.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said they were working to determine the origin of the human remains and any associated breaches of law or procedure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Every cadaver must be handled with dignity and lawful care,” police commissioner Allister Guevarro said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Any individual or institution found to have violated that duty will be held fully accountable.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has started a crackdown on violent crime in the Caribbean nation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>