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State Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh testified yesterday to performing a post mortem examination on the body of murdered seaman, Davonan Sookram.
Sookram, is said to have been murdered between July 27 and July 31, 2013. His body was found in a trench at Ruby Backdam, Parika.
According to reports, Sookram who was nicknamed ‘Tall Man,’ had left his home on July 27, 2013, in the company of a friend, but he never returned. His body was discovered, days later, in the murky waters at Parika Backdam.
It was reported that Sookram was murdered execution-style in retaliation for a deal gone sour. His partially decomposed body is said to have been found with two bullet wounds to the head.
Investigations mounted by the Serious Crime Investigations Unit (SCIU) of the Guyana Police Force led to the arrest of Ruel Brandon, an ex- cop, who was later charged for the killing.
Brandon is currently on trial for murder before Justice Nareshwar Harnanan and a mixed 12-member jury at the Georgetown High Court. State Prosecutors, Siand Dhurjon, Lisa Cave and Shawnette Austin are presenting the case. The accused is being represented by Attorney Nigel Hughes.
Yesterday, the Prosecution called Dr Nehaul Singh to the stand. During his testimony, Dr. Singh told the court that he has in excess of two decades of experience, having conducted post mortem examinations on hundreds of bodies.
After he was deemed an expert in the field of Pathology, Dr Singh recalled that he had conducted an examination on the body of Davonan Sookram on August 3, 2013. The doctor recalled that there was an external and internal examination. He recalled that when he did the autopsy, there was mud on the body, skin slippage, and it was in an advanced state of decomposition – the hair was falling off and there was the presence of maggots.
Dr Singh recalled that Sookram’s body was also bloated and there were two circular wounds on the head. As a result of the examination, the witness said that he determined that Sookram died as a result of gunshot injury to the head.
When the trial began on Monday, Police Detective Lallbachan Dyal testified to participating in the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI), in relation to a murder committed at Ruby Backdam, Parika.
The policeman said that a body was in a trench in the vicinity of Ruby Backdam, Parika. The body was found lying in a slightly slanted position and the head was faced downward. The policeman recollected that the body was clad in a bluish- grey T-Shirt and multi-coloured three-quarter pants, and did not have any footwear.
The body was fished out of the trench and placed on a parapet near the roadway. He said that he took a closer look at the deceased person and determined that he was bald. The policeman said that he therefore could not tell the ethnicity of the individual.
Officer Dyal however said that he later learnt the name of the dead man to be Davonan Sookram.
Detective Dyal, also noticed two wounds on the deceased, one on the forehead and the other on the back of the head. The witness had testified that several photographs were taken of the crime scene — the photographs were tendered and marked as exhibits in the trial.
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