Sgt. denies he rejected scientific investigation for ‘confessions’
DETECTIVE Sergeant Orin Cameron who told an jury that he did not send an alleged death weapon to the fingerprints expert to look for finger prints denied a defence suggestion that he was one of those who had rejected the scientific investigation of crime and was relying solely on ‘Confessions’.
Cameron, who admitted that he suspected that the knife might have had fingerprints of the accused, was asked by defence counsel Vic Puran why he omitted to send the exhibit to the expert.
The witness explained that the man who brought the knife to him might have handled the knife and obliterated any print that might have been there.
Later, he explained that other exhibits had already been sealed and sent to the analyst for examination
This brought the observation from defence counsel – “Mr.Cameron, you are telling a big lie on a little issue”’
The witness replied, “I am not lying.”
The witness said that he was aware of the value of forensic evidence.
He agreed that forensic examination of blood on the knife and fingerprints on the knife blade could produce an equally strong case against the accused, but could not say that a confession would be much better.
In answer to further questions, witness said that he did not think that the Guyana Police Force had the competence to deal with certain aspects of forensic examination in relation to blood examination.
Witness said he could not answer whether DNA testing could be done here.
The prosecution conducted by Miss Latchmie Rahamat, with Mrs.  Judith Gildharie-Mursalin, continues today before Justice Winston Patterson and a mixed jury at the Demerara Assizes.