By George Barclay

A WEEPING mother of four tearfully told a Demerara Assize Jury on Monday about finding the swollen body of her missing nine-year-old daughter Sade Stoby.Sade’s body was found with feet sprawled, marks of violence, and underwear and pants a short distance away.

Facing trial for the murder of the girl, who had left her Mocha home on the morning of November 2 to attend the Mocha Primary School and never returned, are Javon Wharton and Charles C Cush, also of Mocha.

Testifying from the witness box, the mother broke down when she attempted to relate what the best of her four children had looked like. She had to be comforted by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.
The mother went on to say that the girl did not leave home alone that day, but was accompanied by friends as she left for her school one mile away.

The body was found some two days later at an area which houses an aqueduct. It was found on a dam.

In the search for the girl, the mother explained, she and a party had walked through bushes on the dam, which had short and tall trees.

Her daughter had been attired in a cream and burgundy uniform.

The girl would normally return home every afternoon at about 15:30 hrs, but did not return on that day, causing her (the mother) to raise an alarm.

Ms Shonette Austin and Mr Siand Dhurjon are conducting the case for the prosecution. Attorney Max Mc Kay is representing the accused Wharton, while Attorney Madan Kissoon is appearing for Cush.
The hearing is continuing.