THE jury in the Better Hope Floodlight cricket murder trial at the Demerara Assizes heard that the alleged killers of Javed Mohamed are the accused Christopher Singh and Devendra Bushram, called ‘Bird Brains’.

This information was disclosed by State Prosecutor, Mrs. Judith Mursalin in her opening address to the jury and presiding Judge, Mr. Navindra Singh.
Representing the accused are Mr. George Thomas and Mr. Raymond Ali.
Addressing the judge and jury, the prosecutrix said that on the night of September 11, 2010, Floodlight cricket was being played at the Better Hope Community Centre Ground on the East Coast of Demerara.
According to her, “These two accused were there as well as Javed Mohamed, the deceased.
“Sometime around midnight, the police stopped the music at the ground and the accused left and went onto the road, in front of the ground.
“Christopher Singh, Bushram, Mahadeo Mangal called Avinash and Mangal’s brother-in-law, Jonathan Bacchus were all together on the Public Road.
“Christopher Singh asked Mangal if he had a knife and when Mangal told him no, Singh searched his pockets and took out the knife that Mangal had on him; Singh told Mangal that he was going to rob somebody. Christopher then wrapped the knife on his left forearm with his T-shirt.
“As Mangal and his brother-in-law continued standing on the road, he saw ‘Bird Brains’ arguing with an East Indian man who was identified as Javed Mohamed. Following the argument, Javed Mohamed walked out to the Public Road. Mohamed was dressed in a red jersey and three-quarter pants. He had on a silver chain and silver bands. He had his bag on his back.
“Mangal and Bacchus headed towards the public road also and as they were walking there, Christopher Singh and “Bird Brains” were walking behind them. Javed Mohamed was standing on the northern side of the public road when someone shouted out “thief” and they observed two little boys were robbing the said man that “Bird Brains” was arguing with, the said Javed Mohamed. The boys ran off.
“‘Bird Brains’” and Singh then approached Javed Mohamed and Mohamed picked up a piece of wood which was lying nearby and attempted to lash Singh and “Bird Brains.” Christopher Singh then pulled out the knife from under the wrapped T-shirt and stabbed Mohamed. The wood fell out of Mohamed’s hands and “Bird Brains” picked up the same wood and began hitting Mohammed with it.
“A vehicle was approaching and a man in it shouted out to them. Christopher Singh and “Bird Brains” as well as Mangal and Bacchus all ran off. They met up shortly afterwards at the Container Bar where Christopher Singh gave back the knife he had used to stab Mohamed to Mangal. Mangal observed that the knife had what appeared to be blood on it . Mangal and Bacchus then returned to where the stabbing had occurred and observed there was what appeared to be blood on the road. Mangal became scared and threw the knife into the trench.
“Mohamed was picked up from the road and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
“On 13th September, Government Forensic pathologist, Dr, Nehaul Singh performed a post mortem on Javed Mohamed’s body and found that he had sustained four incised wounds – three to the back and one to the front which was caused by a sharp, pointed instrument at least 10 cm in length. Dr. Singh gave the cause of death as haemorrhage and shock due to multiple stab wounds.
The prosecutrix exhorted the jury to listen carefully to the evidence and then apply their combined good sense, experience and their knowledge of human behaviour to all the relevant facts of this case.
The trial will continue.