As the preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul continued, Inspector of Police Joel David yesterday took to the stand and gave evidence.
David, who is attached to the Brickdam Police Station, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The matter continues on December 28.
Neesa’s mother, Bibi Sharima Gopaul and Jarvis Small have been charged with the teen’s murder.
The allegation is that between September 24 and October 2 at Madewini, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, Bibi Sharima Gopaul and Small, both of 13 Public Road Leonora, West Coast Demerara, murdered the girl. Her body was stuffed into a suitcase, which was discovered by a group of picnickers on October 2 anchored in the creek at the Emerald Tower Resort. Her head was bashed in so that her remains appeared headless.
The case has evoked widespread public outrage and condemnation of those who failed to assist the teenager during a difficult period of abuse in varying forms prior to her death.
