Lawyer for accused in Kescia Branche murder requests disclosure of phone records

Matthew Munroe

Attorney Nigel Hughes on Tuesday asked for the police to provide a record of calls allegedly made between murdered teacher Kescia Branche and his client, murder accused taxi driver Matthew Munroe.

Munroe, 47, of Lot 1092, 16th Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, has been charged with murdering Branche on November 7th, 2017 at Georgetown.

When the case was called before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown on Tuesday, Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers indicated that the case file was incomplete and DNA results were being awaited.

Hughes, meanwhile, told the court that he wanted