Almost four months after being instructed to discontinue testifying at the trial of Franz Paul, the former police cadet officer charged with shooting a then 15-year-old in the mouth, the final witness for the defence was finally able to complete his evidence yesterday.
Dr. Yogeshwar Singh, who is attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital and is the assistant to both Dr. Nehaul Singh and Dr. Nancy Sitchao, was called as a final defence witness on October 17th, 2017, by Paul’s attorney Roger Yearwood.
However, subsequent to his testimony on that date, Singh, who was expected to return to court a few days later, was a no-show. Yearwood subsequently reported to the court on October 24th, 2017, that Singh was advised by his superiors not to continue his testimony.
The attorney had requested