| – Special prosecutor in placeA legal battle is ensuing in the Magistrate’s court between the defence being led by attorney-at-law Mursaline Bacchus and the prosecution, headed by special prosecutor, attorney Ganesh Hira as the preliminary inquiry continues into the murder of United States citizen Abdool Shakeel Majid, 43.The man’s battered body, with scalp missing, was found on April 27, last year,Cheap Chelsea Jersey, on the Number 56 Village, Corentyne, foreshore.Two women,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, including Hemwattie Abdulla, called “Anita” Nazeema Khan” 37, who is the wife of the deceased and formerly of Albion, Corentyne, and of Ozone Park,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, New York, and her accomplice Surojinie Tirmaul, 43, of Belvedere New Housing Scheme, Corentyne Berbice are on trial before Magistrate Krisendat Persaud at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court.They were charged with murdering Majid on April 26, 2012 at No63 Beach, Corentyne.When the trial continued, yesterday, attorney at law Bacchus who is representing the two women, objected to the statement purportedly given by the accused.Retired detective sergeant Charles Joseph was called to the stand by Hira. He was crossed examined by Bacchus on the procedure of obtaining the statement.Detective Corporal Harvey was next on the stand. He was also cross examined by Bacchus on the role he played in obtaining the statement. The two officers had testified to witnessing the taking of the statements. During that cross examination attorney Bacchus made an application to have Harvey’s statements made available to the defence after it was learnt that the witness had refreshed his memory from them just before taking the witness stand. After some legal arguments this was done.The matter will continue on March 11 when Harvey will once again be grilled by the lawyer.The Police were able to crack the case after the woman who had returned to the United States after the man went missing, returned to Guyana to identify her slain husband’s body. She was promptly arrested.On April 27, the body of a man was found with his scalp missing and other injuries at the Number 56 Village, Corentyne foreshore around 07.40 hrs.Majid had reportedly taken out a US$1 million insurance policy in the United States and had also been recently awarded a hefty settlement after he was injured in an accident.Majid’s battered body, with scalp missing, was found on April 27 at the Number 56 Village,NFL Jerseys China, Corentyne foreshore. The remains were only identified on May 16 last, when a brother visited Guyana after becoming suspicious about the wife’s behaviour.It is believed that the man who was a former New York taxi driver was murdered shortly after he arrived in Guyana on one of his many visits. The victim and prime suspect married in December 2011. After the marriage,Asics Fuzex Rush Homme, the woman reportedly made frequent visits to Guyana.On April 22,Soccer Jerseys China, the couple visited Guyana for a holiday, and on April 25, Majid and his wife travelled to Berbice in a car that the victim often rented from a young friend. Majid allegedly telephoned his sister the following day and informed her that he was heading to Suriname.His relatives did not hear from him again and during the interim the wife returned to the United States. The brother in the meanwhile had made a missing person’s report and had informed the NYPD.He was advised to visit Guyana and he made a report at the Eve Leary Police Station, but was surprised that the police at Eve Leary had no information on any missing body.Meanwhile, detectives were alerted that a car that the victim had rented was returned by the wife. The owner had observed that the vehicle had several dents. The wife had reportedly left some money to have the damaged vehicle fixed. It is understood that the car had sand and bloodstains inside. The wife’s driver’s permit was also reportedly found in the car. |
