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Neighbour testifies as Ithaca murder PI continues

Jan 08, 2010 News

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Gertrude Edwards continued Wednesday before Magistrate Nigel Hawke, at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court. On trial is Edwards’ reputed husband Gladstone Williamson.
Edwards’ neighbour Shawn Elvin Anthony took the witness box. He gave evidence about the victim’s condition after she went knocking at his front door.
The preliminary inquiry started on Monday and to date Edwards’ daughter Kerry-Ann Edwards and her niece Samantha Charles have given evidence in chief about what transpired on the day in question. Williamson also allegedly attacked the two children. They received injuries and had to be hospitalized.
The woman’s sister Jane Benn also gave evidence about a post mortem examination, which she witnessed. They were all cross-examined by Police Inspector Donna Grant-Fraser.
The matter was adjourned for January 20, for witnesses to be summoned.
According to the neighbour, the 31-year-old victim had moved out of her Angoy’s Avenue home to escape abuse at the hands of Williamson. The woman collapsed and died on Anthony’s front stairs.
Edwards had worked as a vendor at the New Amsterdam stelling. At the time of her death Edwards had been occupying an apartment at Ithaca with her daughter Kerry and niece Samantha, as well as two smaller children she had borne for Williamson, six year old Gladstone Jr. and five-year-old Althea.
The two smaller children were unharmed.

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