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Nov 09, 2014 News
Two witnesses testify
A man and his son who were charged for the murder of a farmer back in 2011 are facing their second trial in the
Berbice High Court for the crime. The first was aborted last May.
On trial are Khrishna, called ‘John’, 50, cattle and rice farmer of Alness and Letter Kenny, Corentyne, and his son Rommel Krishna, 24, a farmer of Alness Corentyne Berbice.
They are appearing before Justice James Bovell Drakes and a mixed jury accused of murdering Shawn Fraser on July 27, 2011 at Hogstye back dam, Corentyne Berbice. The vicim was 38 years old at the time.
The men are being represented by Attorneys at Law Murseline Bacchus and Kim Kyte John. Prosecuting on behalf of the state is Attorney at Law Renita Singh.
When the matter began, State Prosecutor Renita Singh recounted that Shawn Fraser and his brother, Audwyn Bindah, called ‘Audwyn Fraser’ of 11 Adventure Farm, Corentyne, left their home to attend to their rice field at the Hogstye back dam.
On their way they saw three men—Krishna, called ‘John’, his son Romell Krishna and one Bobo plowing with a tractor on a cross dam.
The brothers made a stop opposite where the men were plowing to attend to some work. One of them then noticed the men had stopped working and were under a tree in front of the reef.
The brothers subsequently finished spraying their field and were on their way out when they saw the three men on top of a reef each armed with a shotgun. The men then suddenly opened fire hitting the brothers.
Audwyn managed to escape and ran to where another brother, Ray Fraser, was in a nearby farm, tending to his crop. Ray had heard what sounded like gunshots and saw his brother Audwyn Bindha running towards him with blood all over his body. He also saw the men, each with a gun in their hands.
Ray then saw the men shoot at his brother Audwin Bindha who subsequently collapsed. The attackers then turned back and escaped out of the rice field.
Ray, according to the Prosecutor, went to his brother’s assistance and saw that he was covered in blood and had holes on his back and left side chest.
Ray then made contact with a number of other siblings who all converged on the scene.
One of the sisters, Kim Providence, had seen Romell Krishna and Kevin under a shed. The police subsequently arrived on the scene and arrested them.
Audwin was rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital and then to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Shawn Fraser’s body was picked up and taken to the Port Mourant Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A post mortem examination on the body of Shawn Fraser at the New Amsterdam hospital by Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as perforated lung due to penetrating wounds to chest and compound fracture to skull.
Taking the witness stand first was Raquel Fraser who related to the court that she had identified the body of her brother during the post mortem examination.
Next on the witness stand was Kim Providence who related to the court that on the day in question her brother left for the back dam. Some time in the afternoon she received a telephone call.
She subsequently, in company with others, went to the back dam.
During the journey, Providence stated that she had seen two men, Romell Krishna and Kevin under a shed.
She said that she eventually arrived where the badly wounded Bindha was lying, and they picked him up and rushed him to the nearby health facility.
The matter is continuing.
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