MARCIANNA Conway, testifying in the Woolford murder trial via Skype from the United States on Monday, told Justice Brassington Reynolds and a mixed jury that she saw her stepfather stab her mother in the belly on September 7, 2009.Latoya Conway Woolford was allegedly killed in Festival City in 2009 by Marcianna Conway’s stepfather, Charles Anthony Woolford, called ‘Tony’.
The prosecution is being conducted by Miss Mercedes Thompson, associated with Miss Orienthea Schmidt and Mr. Michael Shahood.
Appearing for the defence are Mr. Peter Hugh and Miss Rahamat.
In answer to questions, Conway said that her stepfather and mother used to have problems and would fight and curse at each other.
In answer to a question as to where she was on the day of the murder, she replied, “I was in the bedroom. My stepfather Tony was outside in the yard. My mother was combing her hair. My smaller brother and sister were in the bedroom. My stepfather, Tony came into the bedroom with a shine brown handle knife in his hand, while my mother was backing him, and he turned her around and push the knife into her belly. “My mother ran towards the window, meanwhile Tony was standing with the knife in his hand without saying a word.”
Earlier in the trial, Talia Rayside, a cousin of the dead woman, testified that she was upstairs that day when the screams of Latoya’s children caused her to rush downstairs to see what had happened.
There she saw her cousin screaming and walking holding her belly. She enquired from her cousin what had happened and she got a reply: “Tony bore me.”
When the trial continued yesterday, Conway was cross-examined by Mr. Hugh. Further hearing in the matter will continue on Friday.

By George Barclay