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Ithaca murder PI begins

Jan 06, 2010 News

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Gertrude Edwards has commenced at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court, before Magistrate Nigel Hawke. On trial for the murder is her reputed husband Gladstone Williamson.
Since the PI commenced on Monday Edwards’s daughter Kerry- Ann Edwards, 14, and the woman’s niece Samantha Charles 16, gave evidence in chief about what happened on the day in question. The two children were also allegedly attacked by Williamson. They received injuries and had to be hospitalized.
The woman’s sister Jane Benn also gave evidence about a post mortem examination which she witnessed. They were all cross examined by Police Inspector Donna Grant-Fraser. Today two more witnesses are expected to give evidence in the matter.
According to neighbours, the 31-year-old victim had moved out of her Angoy’s Avenue home to escape abuse at the hands of Williamson.
The woman collapsed and died on a neighbour’s front stairs.
Edwards had worked as a vendor at the New Amsterdam stelling.
At the time of her death Edwards had been occupying an apartment at Ithaca with her daughter Kerry and niece Samantha, as well as two smaller children she had borne for Williamson, six year old Gladstone Jr. and five-year-old Althea. The two small children were unharmed.

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