JUSTICE Dianne Inshanally has ordered a psychiatric evaluation of murder accused Ravindranauth Mohanlall following his several outbursts during his murder trial at the Berbice Assizes.Prior to the one-week adjournment, the prisoner in the dock was overheard saying: ”No Magistrate, no lawyer was not at sea at the time of the incident.”

“Dem nah know nothing. Was me and them two alone,” he said, referring to the now deceased Beeram Motilall and Renard Fernandes.
“Only the cloud and the stars can say what happen,” he declared, prompting State Prosecutrix Renita Singh to jump to her feet and approach the judge, with Defence Counsel Charlyn Artiga hurrying behind her.
Moments earlier, before he was interrupted by the prisoner’s outburst, Detective Corporal Primus Sam recalled going to the Albion foreshore, where he saw and examined a wooden motor vessel which appeared to be burnt by fire.
Another witness, Brijlall Hardyall, owner of the damaged boat, recalled, under cross-examination, that his craft was valued $400,000 while the articles destroyed had an estimated cost of $100,000.

RESPONSIBLE
According to him Motilall was employed by him as the captain and, if he was alive, he would have been responsible for the damages incurred.

On September 6, 2011, Motilall along with the accused left Albion foreshore at about 07:30hrs and they had in their possession a sponge mattress, ice, gasolene and foodstuff.
However, after receiving a telephone call, he returned to the foreshore at 22:30hrs, where he saw Motilall and Fernandes with what appeared to be burns about their bodies.
The mattress was burnt halfway.
Motilall and Fernandes were talking when they arrived at the koker. The accused, also known as Fred, was present.
“I cannot say whether he was conscious as the cabin was dark. I did not ask the now deceased men in the presence of the accused, what happened. I cannot say for certain how the fire took place. The men would spend two to three days at sea depending on the catch.
However, when I checked the ice box, a day later, there was no fish within’.
The witness remembered speaking to Constable Marks the following day but was unable to say how the accused freed himself and walked into Albion Police Station.
The trial has been adjourned until Wednesday.
Written By Jeune Bailey Vankeric