The trial of Balram Singh, who is accused of murdering taxi driver Bomeshwar Sukhdeo, yesterday heard that the deceased’s vehicle was found at a Herstelling body shop, where work was done to hide the original chassis number.
The charge against Singh is that he murdered Sukhdeo between January 19th and January 27th, 2010. He has pleaded not guilty.
Police Constable Devon Bowen, who was one of the witnesses who testified yesterday, recalled discovering Sukhdeo’s partly-burnt remains.
Bowen said he received a report of the alleged abduction of Sukhdeo and the hijacking of the car he operated on January 19th, 2010.
He said that while on duty at the Providence Police Station on January 27th, he made contact with Sukhdeo’s father-in-law, Bhoop Singh, who gave him fliers identifying the missing Sukhdeo and his car.
He said that sometime later on the same day, he received certain information and resultantly went to a section of the Mocha access road, where he observed what appeared to be the burnt head of a human body under a tree.
According to Bowen, after informing his superiors about the discovery, he later caused the scene to be processed, after which he escorted the burnt remains to the Lyken Funeral Home for