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Pathologist to testify next at Sean Luke trial Sean Luke - ON MONDAY, the pathologist who did the autopsy on the body of six-year-old Sean Luke, days after his body was found in a cane field near his Orange Valley home, is expected to give evidence at the trial of the two men charged with the boy’s murder. On Friday, the defence completed its interrogation of the State’s last civilian witnesses in the case. As a result, the temporary gag on reporting the two witnesses’ evidence was lifted. Last Wednesday, Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds imposed a temporary gag restricting reporting of any...

Sean Luke trial: Witness No 17 grilled by defence Sean Luke - THE Sean Luke murder trial continued on Wednesday with the cross-examination of one of the State’s main witnesses, Arvis Pradeep. Pradeep is the 17th witness to give evidence, either orally or through written statements, at the trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo. The two are charged with Luke’s murder on a date unknown sometime between March 25 and 29, 2006, at Orange Valley, Couva. Both men opted for a judge-only trial, which is being presided over by Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds. The trial is being held virtually ...

Second Sean Luke accused claims case against him is fabricated Sean Luke, 6, was murdered in 2006. - THE second man charged with the 2006 murder of six-year-old Sean Luke has maintained his innocence. Richard Chatoo has challenged the allegations against him, saying it is fabricated. Chatoo’s defence statement was read out in open court on Monday when the trial resumed. In addition to claiming the allegations against him were fabricated, he also maintained that statements police took from him were adduced as a result of oppression, trickery, force and inducement. He maintained he was not ...

Judge amends media gag order in Sean Luke trial Sean Luke. - WEDNESDAY’S temporary gag on the media reporting of the Sean Luke trial has been amended. While the media is still restricted from reporting any part of the evidence of Avinash Baboolal, the State’s main witness, while he is giving evidence, the temporary gag ends when his testimony and that of another civilian witness, Avis Pradeep, come to an end. “It is not a prohibition on reporting. It is delayed reporting,” the judge said as she amended her previous order, warning, however, should the media publish any of the evidence...

Gag order on Sean Luke murder witness by Sean Luke murder trial logo The High Court Judge pre­sid­ing over the tri­al of two men ac­cused of mur­der­ing six-year-old Sean Luke has re­strict­ed the pub­li­ca­tion of the ev­i­dence of the State’s lat­est wit­ness. Avinash Ba­boolal, a res­i­dent of Luke’s com­mu­ni­ty at Or­ange Val­ley Road in Cou­va, be­gan tes­ti­fy­ing in the vir­tu­al judge-alone tri­al be­fore Jus­tice Lisa Ram­sumair-Hinds yes­ter­day.