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Robb Street Granny murder trial …Prosecution closes case, accused reject caution statements
Standing in the prisoners’ dock and clinging tightly to the Bible, murder accused, Orwin Hinds, told the court
Murdered: Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris
that he was beaten by the police to sign a caution statement. Hinds was called upon to lead his defence, after State Prosecutors, Teeshana Lake and Narissa Leander closed their case yesterday.
Hinds, called “Red Man,” of Burnham Boulevard, Mocha, East Bank Demerara; Kevin October called, “Troy,” of Second Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara; Cleon Hinds, and Roy Jacobs called “Chippie” or “Black Boy” of Evans Street, Charlestown, are facing Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed jury for the murder of 72-year-old Clementine Feidtkou Parris.
Fiedtkou-Parris was shot and killed in her home on June 30, 2011 by gunmen, who were reportedly hired to end her life over a property dispute.
Hinds told the court that he was arrested on October 31, 2011 and taken to Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, for questioning in connection with a murder. He told the court that although he said he knew nothing about the crime, he was chained to a chair and subjected to a series of slaps across his face, when he refused to sign the statement— a statement Hinds said, which was given to him by officers Trevor Reid, Rodwell Sarabo, and Mark Garnett.
The accused recalled the police had questioned him about a murder and when he said that he knew nothing about it, officer Sarabo started to “box” him across his face. “He box me till ma ears start ringing I couldn’t hear properly out of the one side,” Hinds told the court pointing to his right ear.
Hinds related that Sarabo was instructed to chain him to a chair before administering the blows to him.
At one point, the accused claimed that the police beat him into unconsciousness to sign the statement, which they fabricated. He said that he eventually signed the statement but when he was placed on an ID parade, he again felt as if he was being set up by the police.
Hinds said that he was the only person with braided hair, tattoos, and was barefooted on the ID parade.
“I am very innocent of the crime sir,” he said. His brother, Cleon Hinds, the number three accused, gave the court a similar account of what transpired between himself and the police after he was arrested. He too elected to give an unsworn statement in his defence.
He also claimed that police beat him to tell them about his involvement in the murder, but he remained adamant that he knew nothing about it. The accused recalled that the police had used shock treatment to torture him into signing the statement, which he eventually did. Hinds also told the court that prior to his arrest, he knew nothing of Roy Jacobs or Kevin October; he only knew his brother, Orwin Hinds.
Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh was among the final witnesses to be called to the stand, yesterday. He told the court that on July 6, 2011 a post mortem examination was conducted on the remains of Clementine Feidtkou-Parris.
Dr. Singh said that the cause of death was perforation of the aorta and lungs due to gunshot injuries. He said that the victim had three exit wounds on her body and she would have died quickly due to the loss of blood.
On the day of the shooting, two men reportedly went to the woman’s Lot 42 Robb Street residence and requested an audience with her.
Upon hearing the persons requesting her presence, the woman moved to the door. The gunmen opened fire on her, hitting her several times about the body.
It was reported that after the shooting, the suspects made their escape in a waiting car. However, the men were reportedly caught on video camera committing the act. The gunmen were paid to end the woman’s life.
Attorneys-at-Law, George Thomas, Moti Singh, Raymond Alli and Maxwell Mc Kay are representing the four accused. The trial will continue today.
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