ACCUSED Paul Anthony Lohing was found guilty by the jury of the murder of his lover, Shoala Gilgeous, who died from strangulation.Neither he nor his counsel said anything in mitigation.

Justice Navindra Singh imposed a sentence of 83 years.
According to the evidence led, the woman and the accused lived together at Sophia.
On the day in question she was found dead. No one witnessed the killing.
The doctor who performed the post-mortem stated that death was due to strangulation.
Following Police investigations, the accused was arrested and charged with murder. The trial, which ended yesterday, was a retrial.
The first trial ended with a hung jury.

In her opening address on Monday, Prosecutrix Miss Narissa Leander disclosed that medical evidence would be led to show that the deceased, who lived together with the accused at their home as man and wife, died from strangulation.
According to her, there is no eye witness to the act and the case is based on circumstantial evidence.
Alain Gilgeous, the brother of the deceased, who lives in Trinidad, gave evidence via the communication system.
In answer to prosecutrix Mrs. Teshana Lake, the witness, when asked whether the accused used to beat his sister, he replied that on one occasion they were fighting and he had to part them.
But in answer to defence counsel Mr. Keavon Bess, the witness said “I have never seen Lohing hit my sister”.