Tempers flared last Friday while a time was being set for the continuation of the Farouk Razac murder PI this week and ended with special prosecutor Hukumchand threatening to give up the case in which beauty queen Carolan Lynch is accused of her husband’s murder, saying that his schedule was not taken into consideration when a High Court judge ordered that the case be heard whenever that court sits.
Last Friday the matter, which is being heard by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys, was fixed for woman Detective Corporal Lillian Scotland to resume her testimony. However she did not get far after the issue of the toxicology report on the samples taken of Razac came up.
It was at this point that Hukumchand asked the court for Thursday to provide an explanation as to why the report was not ready.
Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes then asked if he could begin his cross-examination of the witness but the magistrate indicated that he would prefer if Scotland completes her testimony.
The prosecution asked the court for the matter to be set for 1:30 pm that day because he had other matters to tend to. It was however at this point that Lynch’s lawyers Nigel Hughes and Roger Yearwood openly voiced their concerns about the matter being heard then instead of in the morning.
Hughes said that the court must abide by the order made by the High Court, that is, having Lynch in court on every occasion. The counsel then asked for the case to be called during the morning session on the next date that would be set.
Hukumchand said that the court must take into account that he has other matters before the court.
“I have engagements in other courts. I can only come in the afternoon,” he added.
He later said that he was going to hand back the entire case to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) so that someone could be found to replace him.
Hughes asked the court to make an order saying that Hukumchand could be giving back the brief and added that the DPP would have more than enough time to find another prosecutor.
Magistrate Gilhuys later announced that the matter would be adjourned to 9 am tomorrow.
Razac, the Swiss House Cambio boss was found dead back in May sprawled on the floor of his Ireng Place, Bel Air home. 3
