Friends and family of murder victim Marcus Gibbings will spend tomorrow mourning, the second anniversary of his death, holding out hope that the culprit will be brought to justice.

No one has been charged with killing the popular 32-year-old Trinidadian, who was found stabbed to death inside an apartment on Derwent Road, Devonshire, on October 26, 2006.

Police hinted a year ago that there is more than one suspect – warning those responsible that they "should be looking over their shoulder".

However, despite taking more than 200 statements in the first 12 months of the investigation and generating what they described as "a number of forensic leads", the case remains unsolved.

According to the victim's father Richard Gibbings, a team of cold case investigators recently brought in from the UK has looked at the file, and he hopes that justice may yet be served.

"The Police have been calling me at more regular intervals and they're keeping the case open and have some new people down from England," said Mr. Gibbings, 61, who lives in Trinidad.

"Although it's two years now and nobody has been charged yet, I still feel that they will come up with something. I've heard nothing yet but they're working diligently and hoping to unearth something. I still have some hope that whoever committed the crime will be apprehended. Whoever has any information, I think they should really come forward."

Tomorrow, his family will gather to remember Marcus, who is survived by two daughters and a stepson, as well as his brother Robert and sister Amanda.

"We'll just have a quiet day together and reminisce together about our son," he explained.

On Monday, staff at Hamilton-based IT communications firm CCS will also have a moment of silence to remember Mr. Gibbings, who worked there as an engineer and was known for his smile and bubbly personality.

Chief executive officer Rob Loxton said: "We're saddened and frustrated. There was an expectation that something would get done (to solve this). We hear rumours that the Police are working on something or following a lead once in a while and you think they're finally onto something but then there's no communication or information."

Lynette Powell, who used to work with Mr. Gibbings at CCS said: "Somebody has to know something. It is tragic that yet again justice has not been served. Although Marcus was not Bermudian, he had dedicated over eight years of his life to his profession in Bermuda. I know he left behind many mourners – Trinidadian, Bermudian and otherwise. He was a friend to anyone who knew him."

The Royal Gazette invited the Police to comment on the progress of the investigation, but no response was forthcoming.