The state yesterday closed its case against Andrew Albert who is accused of the 2010 murder of 43-year-old Nandalall Bopat.
The allegation against Albert is that on August 10, 2010 at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, he murdered Bopat. He has since denied the charge.
The state’s case is that on the day in question, the accused, armed with a knife, dealt Bopat several stabs about his body. Bopat later succumbed to the injuries.
The court was told that the two had been involved in an argument.
Testifying yesterday, Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh told Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at the High Court, in Georgetown, that he recalled performing a post-mortem examination on Bopat’s body and giving the cause of death as perforation of the spleen and blood vessel due to stab wounds.
Under cross-examination by defence attorney George Thomas, Dr Singh was asked if, from the multiple injuries he observed, Bopat had to have been moving around when the injuries were sustained. The doctor answered in the affirmative.
The pathologist was also asked whether force of movement from the deceased could have contributed to the extent of his injuries, to which the witness again answered in the affirmative.
Under re-examination from state attorney Narissa Leander, Dr Singh was asked if it is also possible for the injuries sustained by the deceased to have been caused if the accused were to push a knife into him. Dr Singh answered yes.
Also taking the stand yesterday was Sergeant Lallbachan Dyal, who recalled arresting and putting the allegation to the accused.
Dyal told the court that as part of assisting with the investigations, he photographed the body of the deceased. However, the photos were never taken to court because the negatives were damaged.
Dyal was the final of the six witnesses called by the state.
The trial continues this afternoon.
The state’s case is being presented by prosecutor Leander, in association with attorney Teshanna James-Lake.
