AFTER spending the last year undergoing a preliminary inquiry (PI) for the murder of her brother, 25-year-old Debbie Hansraj has been freed from the capital offence due to the lack of evidence.

Hansraj walked out of the courtroom with tears of joy while surrounded by her mother and other relatives on Friday afternoon, when Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore made her ruling.
She was freed from the charge which read that between April 17 and April 18, 2017, at Covent Garden Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, she murdered her brother Vishal Hansraj.
The state was represented by police prosecutor Demonic Bess, while the defendant was represented by Attorney-at-Law, George Thomas.

According to reports, the stabbing stemmed from a heated argument between the siblings, after Vishal had confronted his sister who had allegedly wounded their mother.
Reports indicate that Vishal had armed himself with a knife and attempted to injure his sister, who in retaliation relieved him of the weapon and used it to stab him twice.
Both of them were reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. The injured man was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, after which he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed the following day.