After being unable to locate its final two remaining witnesses, the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Clifton Graham, who is on trial for the murder of taxi driver Rawlston Bernard Henry.
On Thursday, State Counsel Tuanna Hardy secured an adjournment to locate her final two witnesses government pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan, and civilian witness Kurt Dean.
Justice Roxane George, who is hearing the trial at the High Court in Georgetown, had granted the adjournment to yesterday morning. When the case was called, however, Hardy reported that the prosecution had no success locating Dean and the doctor.
Resultantly, the prosecution closed its case.
Hardy had related on Thursday that repeated checks and phone calls to Brijmohan’s office were made, but to no avail. She had noted too that the police had made repeated checks for Dean at his residence, but this too proved futile.
The prosecutor had indicated that if these two witnesses were not found, then the prosecution would have closed its case.
The case continues on Monday morning at 10 when Justice George is expected to rule on legal submissions made by both the prosecution and defence attorney Maxwell McKay.
Graham, who has denied killing Henry, is on trial before Justice George and a 12-member jury for the crime, which he is accused of committing between May 2, and May 3, 2009 at Onion Field, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.
-after failure to locate final witnesses
After being unable to locate its final two remaining witnesses, the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Clifton Graham, who is on trial for the murder of taxi driver Rawlston Bernard Henry.
On Thursday, State Counsel Tuanna Hardy secured an adjournment to locate her final two witnesses government pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan, and civilian witness Kurt Dean.
Justice Roxane George, who is hearing the trial at the High Court in Georgetown, had granted the adjournment to yesterday morning. When the case was called, however, Hardy reported that the prosecution had no success locating Dean and the doctor.
Resultantly, the prosecution closed its case.
Hardy had related on Thursday that repeated checks and phone calls to Brijmohan’s office were made, but to no avail. She had noted too that the police had made repeated checks for Dean at his residence, but this too proved futile.
The prosecutor had indicated that if these two witnesses were not found, then the prosecution would have closed its case.
The case continues on Monday morning at 10 when Justice George is expected to rule on legal submissions made by both the prosecution and defence attorney Maxwell McKay.
Graham, who has denied killing Henry, is on trial before Justice George and a 12-member jury for the crime, which he is accused of committing between May 2, and May 3, 2009 at Onion Field, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.
