COME October 19, the Appeal Court is expected to commence full hearing into the case involving Bibi Shareema Gopaul, and her ex-lover, Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small.
They are currently serving a combined total of 202 years for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul. They were found guilty of teen’s murder at the Georgetown High Court in March 2015 and were sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh to 106 years and 96 years respectively.

Dissatisfied with the ruling of the court, the duo appealed the conviction and sentence, arguing that the trial was unfair and that the judge erred in law.
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, the matter came up for case management hearing via Zoom before Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings-Edwards, and Justices of Appeal, Rishi Persaud and Dawn Gregory.

Small was represented by Attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes and associates while Gopaul was unrepresented.
Gopaul was given 14 days from today to get an attorney. She also asked that if she failed to acquire an attorney that one be provided for her.
The State was represented by prosecutor, Stacy Gooding.

The case comes up again on October 19 at 09:30 hours for full hearing.
The Guyana Chronicle had reported that on October 2, 2010, the remains of Neesa Gopaul were discovered at a location along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway tucked inside a suitcase that was partially submerged in a creek.

A rope had been wrapped around the suitcase, and dumbbells were attached at one end, apparently in an effort to keep the body under water.
Besides the body, a passport bearing the name, Neesa Lalita Gopaul, was found. The teenager was reported missing just days before the gruesome discovery was made.
Subsequent to the discovery of the body, Bibi and Small were arrested and charged with murder.