The trio accused of the 2009 murder of their stepfather Motilall Singh at Windsor Forest will challenge the prosecution’s case that they confessed to committing the crime, during a re-trial at the High Court.
Bibi Samiza Khan, Hoosman Khan, called ‘Strong Man’ and Bibi Farida Khan, all of Windsor Forest, are on trial before Justice Dawn Gregory and a 12-member jury for the murder of overseas-based Guyanese Motilall Singh at Windsor Forest. The bloodied body of Singh was found close to a tiny bridge at Second Street, Windsor Forest in September 2009.
Early this year, the siblings’ first trial ended in a hung jury, according to State Counsel Natasha Backer.
Meanwhile State Counsel Mercedes Thompson said it is the state’s case that the trio confessed to the crime, in their caution statements to the police.
During yesterday’s proceedings, pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh, testified that Motilall Singh died of haemorrhage and shock, due to multiple incised wounds about his body. He explained that the deceased had 17 stab wounds, left to right across the front of his body, ten of which entered in the chest area.
The pathologist was the last of 13 witnesses that the state presented in court when the re-trial commenced in November. Following his testimony, the siblings’ attorney Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos asked Justice Gregory for time to interview his clients, citing the inconvenience of doing so when they are locked up.
Subsequently Justice Gregory ended the session, explaining to the jury that the prosecution had presented its case and that at the next session, the defence would answer the state’s case.
