Magistrate admits co-accused’s caution statement in Babita Sarjou murder inquiry

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ruled that a statement made to police by Darrol Compton, one of the two men accused of murdering Babita Sarjou, was given voluntarily.

Compton and Sarjou’s estranged husband, Anand Narine, are charged with killing her six years ago.

A voir dire had been conducted to determine the admissibility of Compton’s statement during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against the men.

In her ruling yesterday, the Chief Magistrate said that at the time the statements were made, there was no