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No gunshot wound was found on Tucville murder victim
MURDER ACCUSED: Nabadingi Gobin called Dangles
Murder Victim, Ryan Clementson had no gunshot wound on his corpse, according to Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. He revealed the findings of a post mortem examination he performed on the deceased.
The trial of Nabadingi Gobin and Edward Skeete, who are accused of murdering Clementson, continued yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown.
Gobin also known as “Dangles” and Skeete called “Pretty Boy” have both denied the allegation.
State Prosecutors Tiffini Lyken, Abigail Gibbs and Narissa Leander are contending that Clementson was at Turning Point, Tucville, Georgetown on July 24, 2015 when he was shot. He died about a week later while undergoing treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the prosecution says.
According to Dr. Singh, he conducted a post mortem examination on the remains of Clementson on July 29, 2015.
During cross examination by Attorney-at-law, Mark Waldron who is representing Gobin, the Pathologist disclosed that he did not find any gunshot wounds on the remains of Clementson neither were any foreign particles, such as a projectile, lodged in the body.
It was Police Lance Corporal, Detective Colwyn Major who told the court that he discovered Clementson partially submerged in a trench next to a bridge at Tucville, Georgetown.
Lance Corporal Major said that on July 24, 2015 he was performing duties at the East LaPenitence Police Station when he received information about a shooting at Turning Point, Tucville, Georgetown. As a result, the policeman recalled that he and a party of policemen proceeded to the location in force vehicle, PNN 8760. According to the police witness, he encountered Clementson whose lower body was partially submerged in a trench next to a bridge in the area. The cop recalled that Clementson was groaning as if he was in pain.
Lance Corporal Major told the court that public spirited citizens assisted him with removing the man from the trench. He said that he observed what appeared to be a gunshot wound on Clementson’s upper right thigh. He said that Clementson was placed in the force’s vehicle and transported to the (GPHC).
MURDER ACCUSED: Edward Skeete called Pretty Boy
“During the journey to the hospital Clementson did not sustain any further injuries neither was the vehicle involved in any accidents,” Lance Corporal Major added.
Lance Corporal Major said that on their way to the hospital, he questioned Clementson about who had shot him and he mentioned a name, then related certain things to him which caused him to contact Ayodelle Solomon, who he met at the GPHC.
According to the detective, while conversing with Solomon he noticed what appeared to be a gunshot wound on his right shoulder. Lance Corporal Major added that he then returned to the crime scene where he was unsuccessful in finding anything of evidential value.
He said that he also questioned several persons in the area but received no useful information.
During cross examination by Hughes, the detective was asked to clarify what sort of wound he saw on Clementson’s chest. The police witness insisted that it appeared to be a gunshot wound since he familiar with such injuries. When further questioned, Lance Corporal Major agreed with counsel that there was a circular open wound on Clementson from which blood was oozing.
He told counsel that the area from which Clementson was retrieved was dark and that the trench was infested with bushes. This trial is continuing before a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
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