Latest update February 6th, 2025 7:27 AM
Black Bush murder trial halted by voir dire
The voir dire is continuing in the trial of Satrohan Mannaru, called Andrew, 23, of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder who is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed jury. Mannaru is on trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Indranie “Cynthia” Basdeo, who was 14 at the time. The killing occurred on Friday October 7, 2011.
Satrohan Mannaru
When the trial continued on Friday Detective Constable Emanuel Ragnauth spent the day on the witness stand. He was preceded by Detective Assistant Superintendent Gary Mc Alister. Police Constable Maxton Semple who had testified earlier was also called.
It was during Mc Alister’s testimony that defence attorney Senior Counsel Mr. Bernard De Santos who is in association with attorney at law Pamela De Santos raised certain objections, thus triggering a voir dire on Wednesday.
Basdeo, of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder was allegedly brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend at the Mibicuri School Ground, where the school was having their school sports. She was fatally stabbed. The girl was an ex student of the school.
In her opening address state Prosecutor Renita Singh had stated that on the day in question the girl had made arrangements with her sister and brother- in- law to attend the school sports.
It was at the school sports that they noticed the accused grabbing the deceased. It was during that time she allegedly got stabbed. Mannaru had a knife in his hand and the deceased was seen bleeding. The girl was picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Among the witnesses called so far are the father of the dead girl, Mahase Basdeo, her mother Gomattie Latchman, Detective Corporal Andrew Ward, Police Constable Maxton Semple and her sister Tulseidai Basdeo and her brother- in- law Arnold Reddy.
The post mortem examination conducted by Government Pathologist, Dr. Vivekananda Brijmohan, found that the teen died from a puncture to the heart and hemorrhage.
The matter is continuing.
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