Man accused of killing aunt to face retrial

A retrial is pending for 27-year-old murder accused Kevin Mohan, also known as “Chucky”, after his murder trial ended in a hung jury on Tuesday.
After about two hours of deliberation, the jury failed to reach a verdict on charges of murder levelled against Mohan, who is accused of the 2016 stabbing to death of his 48-year-old aunt at her home.
The matter was presided over by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown.
As a result of the failure by the jury to reach a verdict, the accused has since been remanded to prison.
It is alleged that on September 4, 2016, at Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, he murdered Anita Mohan during a robbery.
Mohan, who pleaded not guilty, was represented by Attorney-at-Law Ravindra Mohabir, while the State’s case was led by prosecutor Tiffani Lyken.
Based on reports, Anita’s battered body was discovered in a pool of blood in the kitchen of her Lot 315 South East Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown home.
An autopsy performed revealed that Anita had sustained a chop wound to her head and one in the vicinity of her temple, along with a stab wound to her chin and one in her mouth.
A portion of her tongue was severed, and she was strangled. (G15)