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Commissioner of Police testifies at PI into murder of Pandit and son
Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, last Friday testified in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) in which Orlando Douglas is charged with the murders of a Pandit and his son.
Dead Deonarine Liliah and his son Gopaul Liliah
The lifeless bodies of both men were found in their Campbellville home with multiple stabs wounds.
James, who is the final witness for the prosecution told the court that he was the person who made contact with Douglas in response to an allegation of police brutality.
The witness went on to tell the court that on July 14, last, he was outside his office at the Brickdam Police Station where he was then Commander of ‘A’ Division.
He told the court after he heard a loud noise outside his office; he met with Douglas’s family who accused police of brutalizing him. James is the final witness for the prosecution.
The PI is being conducted before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Providence Magistrates’ Courts. The Magistrate after listening to the witness’s testimony adjourned the matter.
The defendant’s lawyer, Melvin Duke, is expected to address the court then.
Deonarine Liliah, a 61-year-old Pandit and businessman, and his 28-year old-son, Gopaul Liliah, were found dead last July, in their Lot 25 Craig Street, Campbellville home with multiple stabs wounds about their bodies.
Orlando Douglas
The father and son were discovered after a tenant who lives downstairs made a report at the Kitty Police Station after neighbours complained about a stench coming from the upper flat of the home.
Police arrived at the scene and found Deonarine Liliah lying on his back in the living room. He was clad in white long pants and his face was covered with a multi-coloured top.
Police had also detained a businessman who was believed to have hired the defendant to kill Deonarine Liliah and his son to avoid repaying a US$40,000 debt.
Investigators said that after butchering the father and son, the killers conducted an unsuccessful search for a document that the mastermind had signed regarding the money that he owed.
Their actions were reportedly recorded by hidden CCTV cameras in the house. An autopsy revealed that the victims had been stabbed 66 times.
Police reportedly recovered CCTV footage, which showed a man jumping the western fence and entering the home, through the northern front door.
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