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Prosecution closes case in school teacher murder

Oct 09, 2018 News

After calling over 30 witnesses to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of school teacher, Kescia Branche, Police Prosecutor Shallon Daniels, last Thursday closed the case for the state.
The battered body of Branche, 22, was discovered unconscious at Louisa Row, Georgetown, last, November.
Munroe, 47, a taxi driver of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, who is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, has not been required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on November 7, 2017, at Georgetown, he murdered Branche.
When the matter was called in the courtroom of Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, the final witness was called to the stand to detail the role he played in the investigation.
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is expected to make submission on October 10. The Prosecution is expected to make their submission before the Magistrate rules on whether there is enough evidence to rule on a prima facie case.
According to information, Munroe was detained after returning from an overseas vacation.
He reportedly travelled on vacation to the US around the same time that Branche was found unconscious at Louisa Row, Georgetown.
Police impounded his vehicle, which had sustained damage, and had a missing bumper.
Munroe reportedly told police that he had driven into a pothole on the East Coast of Demerara.
He was reportedly unable to show police the location.
The battered body of the woman was found on November 5, last. She succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital without regaining consciousness.
According to reports, her injuries appeared to be consistent with those inflicted by the impact of a vehicle.
A post mortem revealed that she succumbed to brain haemorrhage, caused by blunt trauma to the head.

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