Jennifer  chopped  her boyfriend Edward Williams  to death
THE prosecution in the Coverden murder trial told the jury at the Demerara Assizes of its intention to prove by circumstantial evidence  that it was  the accused  Jennifer  Young, called Jennifer Loncke, who murdered her boyfriend  Edward Williams, a welder of Soesdyke,  East Bank Demerara, on August  31,  2007. Prosecutor  Teshana  James-Lake, who in association  with lawyer Miss Diana Kaulesar ,  is appearing for the prosecution,  told the jury and Justice Winston Patterson    that  she intends to  prove by circumstantial evidence  that the accused,  Jennifer  Young, was  the person who by herself or in association with others, caused the death of her lover,  Edward Williams.
Jennifer Young  of Coverden, has pleaded not guilty,  and is being represented by Mr. Nigel Hughes,  Attorney-at-law.
According to the prosecutor, witnesses will say that at her Coverden home, the accused and his girlfriend were engaged in a certain relationship.
The first witness called, Detective Cpl.  17531 of the CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, said that  on the 1st  September 2007 , he was stationed  at  Timehri  Police Station  when, as a result of a report of murder received , he and  a party of policemen left for the scene at 14 Coverden , East Bank Demerara.
Da Silva said that on  arrival at the scene,  he was  attracted to what appeared to be a  blood stain on a  chain-link fence.   He then saw a black wallet on the ground. And on opening that wallet he saw a document bearing the name Edward Williams.
Witness said he walked further into the yard where he saw a red and black cap in a little pool of what appeared to be blood.   He took possession of the exhibits.
Looking carefully at a heap of  tyres in the yard, witness said he saw  mustard-coloured  Timberland  boots covered by the tyres.   Witness then called  L/cpl Charles who assisted him in removing some of the tyres which enabled them to see the lifeless body of Edward Williams.   Multiple cuts were found on the body.
The body was taken to Lyken’s Funeral Parlour and  the  exhibits were taken into police custody for analyst’s examination.
Dr. Nehaul  Singh, Head of the Department of  Pathology of the Georgetown Hospital,  who performed  the post mortem, testified that  he found several chops , incised wounds and  abrasions  about the body of Williams.
He declared that death was due to shock and haemorrhage, caused by the multiple  injuries which could  have been inflicted with  a sharp  and heavy instrument, such as a  cutlass  or a chopper.
In answer to the jury, the doctor said  that the accused alone  could  have inflicted the injuries,  or could have done so with the help of others.
The hearing continues today.