The trial of the young man accused of the 2016 murder of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali is set to commence at 9 this morning before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
For legal reasons, the name and identity of the accused who was a juvenile at the time, has to be withheld from publication.
The teen is alleged to have murdered Ali during a robbery at her Lot 4 Novar, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara home sometime between October 15th and 17th of 2016.
He has pleaded not guilty to the capital charge.
Representing him is defence attorney Bernard Da Silva.
In her opening address to the jury, Prosecutor Tuanna Hardy said that Nesha who was 56 years old at the time of her death, lived alone.
She said that strangely having not heard from the woman for a few days, her relatives decided to check on her when the gruesome discovery of her death was made.
Hardy said that investigations were conducted and the accused was arrested at the scene.
The case was empaneled yesterday but will formally commence this morning.
Just over a dozen witnesses are expected to testify.
