JUSTICE Diana Insanally yesterday began presiding over the murder trial in which Paul Anthony Lohing stands accused of murdering his girlfriend, Shoala Gilgeous, by manual strangulation on August 26, 2012.

Defended by Attorney-at-law, Mr. Huckumchand, Lohing has pleaded not guilty to the offence of murder. But DPP lawyer Miss Natasha Backer, prosecuting, told the jury in her opening address that she intends to introduce evidence to prove that Shoala Gilgeous was killed by Paul Anthony Lohing, her lover. The prosecutrix also said she would lead evidence to show that Gilgeous and Lohing had been living together as boyfriend and girlfriend when the tragedy occurred.

According to the prosecutrix, a sister of the deceased will testify to knowing that Lohing and the late Shoala Gilgeous had been friends; and would also testify that when she saw her sister on the bed, she had believed her to be sleeping, but later realised that she was dead.

The post-mortem examination revealed that death was due to manual strangulation.
Hearing of this case is continuing.
Written By George Barclay