The verdict was read by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow. The Judge told Latiff that the jury has found him not guilty of murder and hopes he sees the opportunity as a second chance to better his life and stay out of trouble. Latiff did not utter a word but quickly exited the prisoner’s box in the courtroom after he was directed by Justice Barlow. He then sprinted from the High Court into the busy downtown Georgetown streets with his relatives in tow.
The jury returned with the ‘not guilty’ verdict after more than two hours of deliberations.
The State was led by Siand Dhurjon and Shawnette Austin, while the defence was represented by Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos.
The case saw 10 witnesses testifying in the trial which lasted more than a week.
Government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as perforation of the heart and lungs as a result of an incised wound to the chest, which he said had been inflicted with a sharp instrument.
Dr Singh, who was deemed an expert in the field of pathology, told the court that on November 11, 2013 he performed a post-mortem on the body of Mulchand Murilall.
Dr Singh told the court that the incised wound to the chest caused the death of Murilall who lived for about half hour with such an injury.
He added that the attacker would have been in several positions to inflict such injuries on the deceased, who had defensive wounds on his left arm which were gaping cuts.
Police reported via a press release that they were investigating the murder of Mulchand Murilall, 16, of Patwah Scheme, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, which occurred about 21:00 hours on November 8, 2013.
It was reported that Murilall was confronted by his sister’s reputed husband who was armed with a knife and during the confrontation he was fatally stabbed to his chest and under his left arm.
“The suspect then attacked his reputed wife but she was rescued by residents and escaped unhurt.”
The suspect escaped from the scene but was arrested by police at Springlands, Berbice, about 09:00 hours – a day after the murder, the release said.
According to information received, the teenager had followed his sister to a nearby shop after learning that her estranged reputed husband was stalking her.
On their way back the young man stopped at a wedding house not far from their home and it was there that he was attacked.
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