GOVERNMENT Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Friday told the court that Mulchand Murilall, 16, at Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, who was reportedly stabbed in November 8, 2013, died from perforation of the heart and lungs.

Dr Singh was at the time testifying in the High Court before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and a 12-member jury in the 2013 murder trial of Mulchand, 16, of Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

He said the perforation of the heart and lungs had resulted from an incised wound to the chest, which he said had been inflicted with a sharp instrument.

Dr Singh, an expert in pathology, on November 11, 2013, performed a post-mortem on the body of Mulchand.

He stated that there was an incised wound to the left side of the chest which caused the death of the teenager, but there were two incised wounds on the left arm.

Dr Singh noted that the incised wound to the chest caused Murilall’s death and it had happened about 30 minutes after the blow.

On Friday, Defence Counsel Bernard De Santos continued his cross-examination of sister of the deceased, Bhagmattie Murilall, called “Vashtie.”

She was asked whether she was facing the road while she was looking at the wedding house on November 8, 2013 at about 20:00 hrs, and she replied in the affirmative.

Counsel however suggested to her that this was not so, since only when she heard raised voices she went to see what was happening to her brother.

The woman told the court that she did not see anybody near her brother, nor did she see when the accused came up to her sibling.

Attorney De Santos told Bhagmattie that she was “telling a pack of lies in court”, but she said “no”; and when asked whether she had a one-year-old child with a cop, she also said “no”, noting that she has three children for the accused.

The matter was adjourned until Monday at 09:00 hrs.

The accused is being represented by Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos, while prosecution for the State is being led by Siand Dhurjon and Shawnette Austin.

Bhagmattie told the court on Thursday that she has three children for the accused, with the youngest being four years old and described their six-year relationship as turbulent.
She said the accused was very abusive to her and she ended the union because he used to consume alcohol a lot and hardly brought home any money; and when she spoke out about it he would beat her.
Bhagmattie stated that she had reported his abusive behaviour to the police, because he had threatened her the day in question but she escaped after she saw him with a knife.
She recalled seeing the accused and her brother facing each other on the dam after she had heard raised voices and when she went to her brother, she pulled him from the trench.
Bhagmattie told the court her sibling was unresponsive and covered in blood at the time.
Meanwhile, under cross-examination, when it was put to her by defence counsel that she did not see the accused stab the deceased, she agreed, noting that she was confused then.
When counsel suggested to her that she was unfaithful to the accused and neglected her children, Murilall said no.
It was reported that Murilall was confronted by his sister’s reputed husband who was armed with a knife and during the confrontation, he was fatally stabbed to his chest and under his left arm.
The suspect then attacked his reputed wife, but she was rescued by residents and escaped unhurt.
He escaped from the scene, but was arrested by the police at Springlands, Berbice, about 09:00 hrs, a day after the murder.
According to information received, the teenager had followed his sister to a nearby shop after learning that her estranged, reputed husband was stalking her.
On their way back, the young man stopped at a wedding house not far from their home and it was there that he was attacked.