Accused wife killer retrial begins

THE murder retrial of Ganesh Narine called ‘Kana’ began yesterday, before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed jury at the Demerara Assizes.The accused of Cornelia Ida, West Coast of Demerara, is indicted for having, on June 12, 2009, at Cornelia Ida, murdered his reputed wife, Krishndae Singh known as ‘Geeta’.
A witness, Detective Corporal Jomo Williams testified that he took photographs of the deceased at the scene, the post-mortem and at the crematorium.
He also told the court that he found a blue and white bloodstained sheet in one of the bedrooms at the scene but denied a defence suggestion that it was the first time, in his evidence, that he was saying he saw bloodstains on a blue and white sheet.
Attorney-at-law, Mr. Peter Hugh is appearing for the defence while State Counsel Ms. Dhanika Singh is conducting the continuing case for the prosecution.