Police found four spent shells & 3 warheads
THE jury in the Stewartville murder case was yesterday shown three spent shells from the scene of the crime, and two warheads from the body of Vishnu Santie, whom the two accused allegedly killed in a robbery bid in June 2005.
Prosecutors, Mrs. Judith Gildharie-Mursalin and Miss Renita Singh, from the DPP Chambers, are leading evidence to prove that after Vishnu Santie was shot dead, the accused Peter Ray Kassim, called ‘Donkey’, and Satnanand Sahadeo, called ‘Boyso’, were seen to have jumped a fence and run away from the scene on June 29, 2005.
Investigating Corporal Norris Harry said that, when he visited the scene at Lot 57 Stewartville Pasture, West Coast, Demerara on the day in question, he observed several persons standing in the street and in the yard at Lot 57.
As he approached the western stairway, he noticed what appeared to be bloodstains, and a brownish warhead was stuck in the bannister of the said stairway. He took possession of same. He questioned Frank Santie, father of the deceased, who told him a story.
Witness made checks around the yard for anything of evidential value. He found four .380 spent shells, two were under the said western stairway.   
He took possession of the four spent shells, and questioned several persons who had gathered, and they told him something.
He returned to Leonora Police Station and placed the warheads and spent shells in two separate envelopes, which he marked.
From what was told to him at the home, he arrested Peter Ray Kassim, called ‘Donkey’; Satnanand Sahadeo, called ‘Boyso’; and Michael Kassim, and questioned them separately. They all denied the allegation, and were sent away on cash bail, to return on a given date.
The two envelopes were sealed with police seal number 57, and lodged with the station sergeant.
Witness said that on Friday July 1, he was present at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary when Ramesh identified the body of Vishnu Santie as that of his brother-in-law. This identification was made to Dr. Nehaul Singh, who performed a post-mortem examination on the body, with dissection, and disclosed the cause of death as haemorrhage and shock due to multiple gunshot wounds.
The witness, Cpl. Norris Harry, went on to say that the doctor had removed two warheads from the body of Vishnu Santie and handed them to him. He took them to the Police Forensic Lab at Eve Leary.
Under cross-examination by defence counsel, Mr. Hukumchand for Kassim, the witness denied a defence suggestion that his writings on the envelope gave the impression that the exhibits were not related to the crime.
Justice Franklyn Holder, the presiding judge, who disagreed with defence counsel, told counsel that he had the right to cross-examine.
Following cross-examination, counsel suggested to the witness that his evidence contained a large number of inconsistencies; but the judge noted that some of what counsel was referring to as inconsistencies were in fact omissions.
Defence lawyer, Mr. George Thomas was examining the witness when the adjournment was taken.
The hearing is continuing.