MOHAMED Usuf called ‘Mark’, the man who allegedly attempted to kill his wife, and  unsuccessfully attempted suicide by hanging when he thought she was dead, will know his fate tomorrow morning, when Justice Dawn Gregory, who is presiding at the Demerara Assizes where the accused is facing a two-count indictment of attempted murder and unlawful wounding, will sum up the evidence to the jury, and hand over the case to them for their consideration and verdict.
The evidence adduced by the prosecution was that the accused, separated from his wife Sharon Ganesh some time ago, had visited her on the day in question and had attempted to commit the act.
Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed jury at the Demerara Assizes yesterday heard the story about a man who allegedly wounded his reputed wife who fell unconscious. Then, believing that she was dead, he attempted suicide.
Mohamed Usuf, called ‘Mark’, is now facing a two-count indictment for attempting to commit murder and unlawfully and maliciously wounding Sharon Ganesh with intent to kill her on the 25th April 2007, at her Kuru Kururu home, Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
Witnesses said that before their separation, Ganesh had borne him two sons. On the day in question, the accused, under the pretext that he wanted to see the children, went to the woman’s home requesting to see the children.
Ganesh suggested that he visit at a week end, but the accused was dissatisfied with this arrangement and declared his intention to murder the woman. He was armed with a piece of wire with which he was capable of committing the offence of strangulation.
At his trial, the accused, represented by Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Anthony and Lance Perreira, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The leading prosecutor, Miss Pretina Singh, in her opening address to the jury, said: “Members of the jury, inasmuch as there are two counts, you do not have to commit (the accused) on both counts. If you find him guilty on the first count of attempting to commit murder, you do not have to consider the second count. But if you acquit him on the first count of attempted murder, you will proceed to the second count of wounding with intent.
“What is attempted murder? In short, this accused tried to bring about the death of his victim, but she did not die. Simply put, the circumstances that led to the dreadful event are simple: The accused was the reputed husband of Sharon Ganesh, who bore him two children. At that time, the boys – Kevin and Brandon – were 14 and 7(years old) respectively. Three years before Azim Mohamed committed the offence, he was separated from his wife because of his violent behaviour.
“On 24th April, 2005, he went to the home of Sharon Ganesh at Kuru Kururu, Linden/Soesdyke Highway under the disguise of visiting his sons. He wanted to enter the house, and she refused to allow him. He left. The mother and her two children went to bed as customary, and she woke up on the morning of 25th April, 2005 to prepare breakfast. ”Before doing that, she opened the kitchen window and commenced preparing tea when suddenly she heard a sound and turned around, and there was the accused standing with a knife in his hand. There is a hammock in the house, and he commanded her to sit in it, and he started arguing with Sharon, saying among other things that he ‘will kill her’. He then took a wire and attempted to strangle her, saying, ‘I will kill you’.  “Sharon Ganesh became unconscious and blacked out. She regained consciousness at the Georgetown Hospital.
“Before this dastardly deed was committed, the accused sent his 14-year-old son Kevin to the shop with a $100 to purchase a packet of cigarettes.
“Kevin returned and found the door closed, and Morna Ramjohn, whom he refers to as Aunty Morna, was banging on the door without (getting) any response, when suddenly she got the idea of lifting Kevin through the kitchen window, which was open and a mere  four feet from the ground. Kevin opened the door and Morna saw the accused dangling from the roof by a cement sling, with his tongue and eyes bulging out.  Sharon Ganesh was lying on the floor panting.
“Kevin ran into the kitchen, found a chopper or knife, and climbed on a chair and cut the cement sling which the father had tied to the rafter to kill himself with; and then the accused fell to the ground near to what appeared to be the lifeless body of Sharon. The boy administered CPR on the accused, whom he heard gasp for breath.
“By this time, several neighbours (had come) to the house to assist Sharon Ganesh and the accused. They first took them to the Kuru Kururu Health Centre, which was closed, and on their way to the Georgetown Public Hospital with the accused and the injured woman who had wire marks around her neck, they saw an ambulance and they transferred (them) into it and (it took them)to hospital.
“The accused, who was unconscious, was arrested approximately 10 days later, and subsequently charged for the offences for which he stands indicted,” the prosecutor told the jury.
Justice Gregory will sum up the evidence to the jury on the resumption of the case today.