JUSTICE Brassington Reynolds who is presiding in the Woolford murder trial concluded a voir dire yesterday where it emerged that the injured woman in answer to a question had said “Tony bore me” and that is admissible in evidence.Charles Anthony Woolford, called ‘Tony’, is on trial for the murder of his wife Latoya Woolford.
When called to testify yesterday, Telia Rayside, cousin of the dead woman, said that on the day in question she was in the upper flat of her home when she heard her cousin’s children screaming.
Witness said that she went to the lower flat where her cousin lived with her husband and saw her cousin holding her ‘tummy’ (belly) and screaming and running. She added, “I asked her what happened.” At this stage Prosecutrix Thompson, enquired, what she told you?

However, before the witness could answer defence counsel Mr. Peter Hugh objected to what the witness was about to say on the grounds that it was hearsay.
The judge sent the jury out of sight and hearing and conducted a voir dire to decide the matter.
The result was that the judge found that the answer ‘Tony bore me’ was admissible in evidence. The hearing is continuing.
By George Barclay