Duo accused of killing father, daughters freed

Twenty-five-year-old Avishkar Bissoon and 75-year-old Ganga Krishna, who were jointly charged with three counts of murder, were on Tuesday acquitted by a jury.
Krishna, also known as “Buddie” and “Scientist”, formerly of North Road, Bourda, Georgetown, and Bissoon, who resided at Sheriff Street, Campbellville, were freed by Justice Brassington Reynolds following a no-case submission put forward by their Attorneys Latchmie Rahamat and Dexter Todd on Tuesday.

On October 5, the trial against the two men restarted after being aborted on two occasions.
Following the close of the prosecution’s case, lawyers for the murder accused made no-case submissions, which were upheld by Justice Brassington.
The no-case submissions were made on the basis that the prosecution had failed to adduce evidence to provide an essential element of the alleged offence.
As a result, Justice Brassington upheld the submissions and directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.
Bissoon and Krishna were accused of murdering 63-year-old Randolph Thomas and his two daughters, 14-year-old Tressa Rozario and 11-year-old Feresa Rozario, on November 17, 2014, after setting their house on fire.

Since the commencement of the trial, the court heard the testimonies of some 19 witnesses, including the girls’ sister and mother and Police ranks.
It was reported that on the day in question, the two sisters were asleep when the Lot 65 Robb Street, Georgetown building they occupied with their father, was allegedly set on fire.
The girls were trapped in the early-morning inferno and were burnt to death while their father jumped through a window to escape the flames, but subsequently died as he got medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.