Murder Trial: Cop shows jury gun, ammunition

Inspector Don Gajadhar, called as the State’s witness yesterday, testified that he had taken the gun and ammunition, together with swabs from the back of Richardson’s head for analysis at the Forensic Sciences Centre, St James. Hosein, 40, of St John’s Trace, South Oropouche, is on trial before Justice Malcolm Holdip in the San Fernando High Court, for the shooting death of Richardson, 23, of Hubert Rance Street, San Fernando, on the night of October 7 in South Oropouche. The trial began on Tuesday with the State contending that Hosein had asked one of his friends if he could find him a gun and the friend replied that he would ask Richardson.

The State intends to lead evidence from that friend as the State’s main witness when the trial resumes hearing on Monday.

It is alleged that on that fateful day, Richardson had given Hosein the gun and they, together with another man, went out liming.

At about 11 pm they drove to South Oropouche where Hosein asked Richardson to get out the car. Hosein is alleged to have shot Richardson twice __ once to his leg and once in the head. The body was found in a canefield off the M2 Ring Road in Woodland just off La Romaine.