The trial of 23-year-old Satrohan Mannaru, who is accused of murdering his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend two years ago, began on Tuesday in the Berbice High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed jury.Satrohan Mannaru (left) being escorted to the court.Indranie Basdeo, of Mibicuri South,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, Black Bush Polder,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, was stabbed to death at the Mibicuri School Ground,Cheap NFL Jerseys co, in October 2011, where school sports were being held. She received the fatal wound under her left breast. The victim was an ex-student of the school.The accused is being represented by attorneys-at-law Bernard De Santos SC and Pamela De Santos.In her opening address to the jury, state Prosecutor Renita Singh stated that on the day in question, Basdeo had made arrangements with her sister, Tulseidai, and brother-in-law,NFL Jerseys China, Arnold Reddy, to attend the school sports.According to the prosecutor,Cheap Jerseys, the girl’s sister and brother in law were at the school sports when they noticed the accused grab Basdeo. By the time they ran to the accused and the teen, Basdeo was on the ground and the accused was over her. Mannaru had a knife in his hand and the deceased was seen bleeding. Basdeo’s brother-in-law pulled the accused away from her and the knife was taken away.Indranie Basdeo was rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.The state called five witnesses, including the slain teen’s father, Mahase Basdeo, who testified to identifying the body at the post mortem examination.Detective Corporal Ward testified to going to the scene and noticing blood.Police Constable Maxton Semple also testified to being at the venue and receiving a report of a wounding incident. He told the court that he went to the scene where he arrested the accused. He subsequently retrieved the alleged murder weapon which was a Black and Cream handle stainless steel knife. He testified that there was a red substance, which appeared to be blood, on the blade.The knife was subsequently lodged and taken to the analyzed. Constable Semple also witnessed the post mortem which was conducted at the New Amsterdam Hospital and the burial.The post mortem report was tendered as evidence, but the witness testified to not being able to locate the knife which was lodged at the Whim Police Station.DEAD: Indranie BasdeoAlso on the witness stand was the victim’s sister, Tulseidai Basdeo, who testified to being at the school with her husband and noticing the accused grab her sister and inflict wounds on her.She said that she ran towards her sister who had fallen and was bleeding, and her husband managed to pull the accused away from her sister and relieve him of the weapon. The sister said that she lost consciousness during the ordeal.All the witnesses were grilled extensively by Senior Counsel De Santos,Cheap Jerseys Free, especially Constable Semple and Tulseidai Basdeo. The post mortem examination conducted by Government Pathologist, Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan found that the teen died from a puncture of the heart and hemorrhage. |