The long awaited trial of double murder accused, Cyon “Picture Boy” Collier continued on Tuesday, with five witnesses testifying.
In a controversial absence of main witness Mohan Singh, defence Attorney Lyndon Amsterdam questioned the credibility of a medical
Dead: Carl Andrews
letter sent to the court from the Chest Clinic of the Georgetown Public Hospital, which stated that due to the severity of his condition, he could not attend court to testify.
According to the medical letter, Singh is suffering from tuberculosis.
Cyon “Picture Boy” Collier
Meanwhile, taking the witness stand was Community Policing Group member Lilawattie Singh, who told the jury of her discovery when visiting Mohan Singh at his Lot 28 Anns Grove Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home, on two separate occasions. She was testifying about her visit to the man’s home after he was absent from court.
The witness testified that on her first visit to Singh’s home on June 2, 2016, under the instructions of Corporal Moore, she said she met Mohan Singh personally but he struggled to the door and when she informed him about his court appearance, he said “I sick, I can’t come to court.”
According to the witness, she again visited Mohan Singh’s home on June 9, 2016, and upon arrival there, he was unable to get out of bed, signalling that his condition had deteriorated further.
Additionally, taking the stand was Superintendent Edmund Cooper who is stationed at the Brickdam Police Station.
Cooper, at the time of the first trial, was the Prosecutor at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, where Collier had appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus.
The Superintendent stated that Mohan Singh had testified at the material time and was cross-examined by defence counsel James Bond, who represented Collier at the time.
He further stated that Singh had his testimony read to him by the presiding Magistrate and was free to add or remove anything after which he proceeded to sign the document.
Collier is accused of murdering two brothers in Victoria, on the East Coast of Demerara on September 23, 2006. Reports state a group of young men were playing dominoes at the Victoria four-corner, when the two brothers; Ray Walcott, called “Sugar”; and his younger brother Carl Andrews, called “Alo” were allegedly shot by the accused who rode up on a motorcycle.
Dead: Ray Walcott
The brothers were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
The trial continues today.
