SENIOR Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh will testify when the Lusignan murder trial continues on Monday before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed jury at the Demerara Assizes.

In the dock is Ramchand Persaud, called ‘Boyo’ or ‘Hunter’, who has been indicted for the murder of Victor Anthony Persaud, called ‘Toney’, of Lusignan, ECD, who had been 53 years old at the time of his demise.
Lawyer Miss Renita Singh, in association with Miss Rhondel Weever, is conducting the prosecution’s case. She has thus far led evidence to show that the offence was committed on a lonely spot at Lusignan South Grass Field, East Coast Demerara on April 13, 2009.
The prosecution is relying on a confession statement made by the accused alleging that the deceased had stopped him and demanded what he had in his pockets when he was returning home from a wedding party at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara. In that confession statement, it was recorded that the deceased had fired a blow at the accused, but the accused had been able to disarm the deceased of the wood, and had dealt the deceased a blow with the same wood before running away.
The body of the deceased was later found on the Lusignan road, and not far from the body, two pieces of wood believed to be part of the death weapon had also been found.
Under cross-examination by defence counsel, Miss Latchmie Rahamat for the accused, the chief police investigator, Sgt. Adams, admitted that he had got the photographer to take pictures of the crime scene, but he had not sent any of the exhibits he had collected for the analyst to examine, including an unclaimed bicycle and two pieces of 1 x 4 wood which were believed to be part of the death weapon. The Sgt explained that he had not sent the exhibits for analytical examination because they were wet and prints could not have been lifted from them.
In answer to cross-examination, the daughter of the deceased admitted that her father had been a questionable character and had previously been involved in problems with the police. But Sgt. Adams said he was not aware of the deceased being involved in any problems with the police during his lifetime.
The trial will continue on Monday.