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May 07, 2013 News
Four witnesses testified in the second retrial in the high court of manslaughter accused Wazim Mohamed, 26, called “Junior” of Mara, East Bank Berbice. This trial is continuing in the Berbice High Court.
Mohamed, who is accused of killing his one-time friend, Russell Nelson, 62, called ‘Josie’ of Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice, is on trial before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed jury. He allegedly killed Nelson on September 27, 2005 at Fyrish, Corentyne.
Mohamed is alleged to have beaten Nelson on a dam at Kilcoy Village on the Corentyne and left him in a critical condition. The man was picked up and rushed to the hospital where he died some three months later on December 5, 2005. Mohamed was later arrested and charged for the crime. He is being represented by Attorney at Law Charrandass Persaud. Attorney at law Dionne Mc Cammon is presenting the state’s case.
First on the witness stand was the dead man’s cousin, Ramanan Nabbi, who told the court that on the night in question, he was driving home in his car with his wife and two grandchildren when he noticed a neighbour on the road with a flashlight. He said that as he drove up to where the man was, he was told something which caused him to drive up a little further where he noticed his cousin Nelson lying on the parapet. There was blood on his head and his arm seemed to be broken.
The witness told the court he left his wife at the scene and drove further up the street to his home where he awoke his children and told them what had happened. He said he and his son and a few others subsequently got hold of the accused and put him in his car along with the now deceased and drove to the Albion Police Station where the accused was handed over to the police. They subsequently took the deceased to the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Another witness, Esau Mohamed, told the court that he knew the deceased for a long time. On the night in question he was in bed when he heard a lashing sound in front of his house and flashed a torch light through his window.
Upon investigating he saw someone riding off on a bicycle. He ventured outside and saw an object in the corner of the street. He said that around the same time a car was coming through the street. He recognised the car driver to be Nabbi, who told him something.
The next witness to take the stand was Nabbi’s wife, Bibi Keshwar, who repeated the evidence her husband gave.
She told the court that she found a bag not too far from the scene. The bag contained a T shirt, half pair slippers and a wallet. The wallet contained some pictures. The items were subsequently handed over to the police.
Next on the stand was Fazila Nabbi who stated that she was awakened by her father some time during the night and was told something. She saw the accused on the road. He subsequently ran away.
She said that her father and brother ran after the accused and caught him in a yard. He was subsequently placed in the car. She accompanied Russel Nelson to the New Amsterdam hospital where he was treated and transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He was later referred back to the New Amsterdam hospital.
A preliminary inquiry was conducted by Magistrate Chandra Sohan and concluded on September 25, 2007 at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
Mohammed was earlier tried in 2008 and again 2010. Both matters ended in hung juries.
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