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Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara has warned that without \u201cthe skills and resources necessary to succeed, some young people will turn to crime as a means of survival,\u201d as he lamented the upsurge in murders in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

The country has recorded more than 200 murders since the start of this year, following the record 603 murders last year.<\/p>\n

In a statement from India where he is serving as the head coach for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lara, 54, said he was in \u201ccomplete shock and dismay\u201d at the killings in Santa Cruz that lies between the hills of the Northern Range\u00a0where he grew up, \u00a0\u00a0including a triple murder just last week.<\/p>\n

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