Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Trial for murdered Sophia woman nears end
Justice Diana Insanally is expected to sum up the murder trial of Paul Anthony Lo Hing, today.
Yesterday, Defence Attorney Huckumchand Parag and State Prosecutor Natasha Backer made closing submissions before the
Deceased,
Shoala Gilgeous
jury, in the case in which Lo Hing is accused of killing his girlfriend, Shoala Gilgeous.
Gilgeous was reportedly strangled during a heated argument in August of 2012 at Block ‘E’ Sophia
Residents recalled that the incident marked a tragic end to the couple’s one year relationship.
On Tuesday, Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh had testified that a Post Mortem (PM) examination determined that the victim died due to asphyxiation owing to manual strangulation, which was compounded by blunt trauma.
Dr. Singh was the last witness in the murder trial to take the stand.
The Pathologist told the court that during his external examination of Gilgeous’ body, he noticed that the surfaces of her nails had turned blue, which is indicative of lacking oxygen.
“There was bleeding in the eyes and visible injuries to the head neck, back, and shoulder. There were also marks of compression to the neck, which is consistent with manual strangulation.”
On Friday, Alain Gilgeous, the brother of the murdered Sophia woman told the court that he is certain that the woman’s boyfriend had killed her.
“Somebody can’t walk off the road and kill my sister just so …Paul and my sister were living alone,” Gilgeous stated under cross examination by Parag.
The victim’s brother, who is currently in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), told the court via Skype that he learnt his sister was living with the accused after he returned from the twin-island Republic in February 2012.
The witnesses recalled that the couple would get into constant disagreements and fights during their time together.
He said at one time, he even got involved in the physical altercation between the two. “I had to part them because they
Accused,
Paul Anthony Lo Hing
were arguing at first and then they start fight and I had to get in and part them.”
The witness told the court that at the time he resided in the adjoining apartment to the couple’s home.
He said that on the day of the incident, the accused called him to enquire whether he had seen his sister.
“I does drive taxi, so I headed up to Splashmins. When I reach up there I get a call from Paul (accused). He tell me that my sister ain’t moving, that I must come and take her to the hospital. I call we big sister, Alana, and tell she fuh go and check on Shoala”
As a result of what the accused told him, Gilgeous said that he returned to Georgetown, where he visited the police station before heading to the crime scene.
“My sister was lying on the bed like she sleeping but blood and slime was running out she mouth,” the witness told the State Attorney, Backer, last Friday.
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