More than two years after Bibi Saymar’s reputed husband was freed for her murder, the alleged hit-man will soon learn his fate in the High Court.
Troy Greene is now being tried before Justice Navindra Singh for the murder of hairdresser Saymar in 2010 at her Hague, West Coast Demerara home.
Greene’s trial got underway last week and continued yesterday with testimony from government pathologist Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan. Before a 12-member jury, Brijmohan testified that Saymar had died from shock and haemorrhaging caused by multiple stab wounds.
Following his testimony, the jury’s foreman questioned whether, from the stab wounds inflicted, the killer had been right or left-handed. Brijmohan told the jury he could not say.
After Brijmohan’s testimony, a voir dire was conducted to determine the admissibility of a statement allegedly provided by Greene to police.
Two of Saymar’s former neighbours had also testified in the matter and had told the court that Saymar and her reputed husband had constantly argued. Further, they both testified that they had heard screams from Saymar’s home on the day of her murder.
At the end of yesterday’s voir dire, the 12 jurors were called back into Singh’s court and informed that the matter will most likely conclude today.
Saymar, 23, was found lying on her bedroom floor on May 29, 2010 with 11 stab wounds about her body. The murder occurred sometime around 2 AM and neighbours had reported hearing screams coming from the woman’s home, after which a man was seen leaving her apartment.
They informed the police, who responded promptly, and Saymar was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her reputed husband, Dennis Persaud and Greene were arrested a few hours after Saymar’s death. Persaud, a Canada-based Guyanese, had reportedly been implicated by Greene. Greene had claimed that Persaud had approached him to kill Saymar.
Persaud’s matter was subsequently thrown out due to insufficient evidence to link him to the crime.
Attorneys Mercedes Thompson and Stacey Goodings are leading the prosecution, while Greene is being represented by attorney Peter Hugh.
