GOVERNMENT Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh on Wednesday testified before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the 2014 murder of two sisters and their father.Dr. Nehaul Singh conducted the autopsy on the bodies of Feresa and Theresa Rozario and their father, Hilrod Thomas in November 2014 as the two sisters, who were reportedly asleep, were trapped in the early morning inferno.

Thomas, 63, managed to jump through a window to escape the flames. He however, sustained second and third degrees burn and later succumbed, while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

It took police two years of investigations to crack the case. A drug addict reportedly confessed to police that he was offered money to set fire to the disputed building. Police believe that the structure was torched to drive out the individuals who were also claiming ownership of the property by prescriptive rights.

Ganga Krishna, 72, a businessman of Lot 11 North Road, Bourda, Georgetown and his employee, Avishkar Kissoon, 24, of Lot 1 Sheriff Street, Campbellville, Georgetown are currently on remand for the capital offence.

At a September 13 court hearing, 31 statements – including those from 11 police officers were tendered and marked as exhibits by the Chief Magistrate, upon request from Police Prosecutor, Inspector Neville Jeffers.

It was an emotional testimony from Clarissa Rosario, the children’s mother, which prompted the Magistrate McLennan to have the PI completed by paper committal. During her testimony, the older Rozario fainted while in the witness box.

The PI will continue on November 22, when the pathologist will return to tender the post mortem report in court. A total of five more witnesses are expected to be called by the prosecution to testify.