Pathologist tells court victim died from stab wound to the heart – Corentyne fatal stabbing

Ramanand Mingo died from shock and haemorrhage caused by a stab wound to the heart, Government Pathologist Dr Vivakanand Bridgemohan told the Berbice Assizes on Tuesday as the murder trial of Andrew Seegobin continued before Justice Deborah Kumar-Chetty on day two.
On trial for the November 19, 2023, killing of Ramanand Mingo Seegobin.
The State is being represented by Attorney-at-law Marisa Edwards while Seegobil is being represented by Attorney-at-law Suriya Sabsook.
Dr Bridgemohan told the court that the post-mortem examination revealed an oval-shaped wound measuring approximately three centimetres by one centimetre to the left side of Mingo’s chest, located about seven centimetres from the armpit and between the third and fourth ribs.

The pathologist said the injury perforated the heart, causing shock and haemorrhage, and noted that such a wound could result in death “very quickly,” he said.
Clean cut
Dr Bridgemohan told the court that it was highly unlikely that the fatal injury could have been accidental, explaining that wounds of that nature would normally be inflicted with reasonable force.
During cross-examination, the pathologist explained that the wound would have been inflicted with reasonable force, but noted that injuries of that nature could occur during an altercation.
He also rejected the possibility of the wound being self-inflicted, explaining that the injury appeared to be a clean cut.

Wound inflicted during confrontation
Meanwhile, the jury was shown a video recording of an interview conducted with Seegobin at the police station, in which the accused outlined his account of the events at the shop on the night of the incident.
In the recording, Seegobin said the two brothers approached him and began verbally abusing him. He told investigators that he moved away from them in an effort to avoid confrontation and claimed that the owner of the shop subsequently asked the brothers to leave the premises, after which a scuffle broke out involving one of the brothers and the shop owner.
Seegobin also claimed that one of the brothers was armed with a piece of construction equipment while the other had a knife. He further stated that during the altercation, he was injured, telling investigators that the now deceased man braced him against a fence while holding a knife. In the video he pointed to a mark on his chest, which he said was a wound inflicted during the confrontation.
Another video recording played for the jury, which was made during a subsequent visit to the scene, showed Seegobin describing the events at the shop. He said that after he was attacked, he pushed one of the brothers onto a bench before jumping over a fence and leaving the area.
The jury also viewed a short video recorded at the shop, which appeared to show an altercation involving at least three persons.
It was previously reported that Ramanand Mingo was fatally stabbed during an altercation at a shop at Port Mourant, Corentyne, on November 19, 2023.
Following the incident, Mingo was taken from the scene by his brother and transported for medical treatment, but later succumbed to his injuries. Andrew Seegobin was subsequently arrested and charged with murder.
The trial is scheduled to continue today, when the prosecution is expected to call its final witness, the brother of the deceased, who was present during the fatal incident.