YESTERDAY afternoon leading State Counsel prosecuting in the K&VC Hotel murder, Mrs Teshana Lake, tendered through a Police Photographer, 43 pictures of the crime scene.The pictures were numbered J1 to J 43 and carried images such as the deceased woman Maryann Sunita Nauth, with numerous tattoos on her entire body; a knife stuck in her chest; an underwear; a slipper at her bedside; a brassiere with what appeared to be a slit; a red rose, a bed, and a reddish substance which appeared to be blood.

All of those which were tendered in evidence before the jury, were also taken in the room numbered 209.
Following the discovery of the dead woman, the police investigation led to the arrest of the woman’s husband Vinod Balgobin, who was later charged with murder.
During the investigation, Balgobin gave a caution statement to the police in which he allegedly stated that he had paid $3,000 for the room, but that after his wife had taken off her clothing, he noticed that she had a tattoo across her abdomen. The man said he told his wife that she was giving him ‘blow’ and she cursed him and this caused him to become angry, resulting in him attacking her with a knife. Now, he is saying that he did not tell the police such a story.
His lawyer said that the caution statement is a fabrication on the part of the police, who took the caution statement from the accused.
When the trial resumes today, Mr. Richardson will cross examine the photographer who testified about taking the 43 pictures at the scene.
Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, who performed the post-mortem on the body of Maryann, is also expected to testify today.

(By George Barclay)