‘I’m not a killer, I’m a family man’ – accused in Neesa Gopaul murder proclaim innocence

Neesa Gopaul

Murder accused Jarvis Small and Bibi Sharima-Gopaul yesterday both denied killing 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul, after they were both called on to mount a defence at their trial.

Justice Navindra Singh overruled no-case submissions made by attorneys for Small and Sharima-Gopaul and they both opted to give unsworn statements, which shielded them from questioning by either the court or the prosecution.

Small, called ‘Barry,’ and Sharima-Gopaul, the mother of the murdered teen, are accused of killing the 16-year-old between September 24, 2010, and