Scarlet case hearing adjourned

PANJIM, SEPT 3 
The hearing on the issue of missing pages from Scarlet’s diary was adjourned as the public prosecutor representing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the death trial could not be present today.
CBI was supposed to file a reply before the Goa Children’s Court over the applications filed by two accused- Placido Carvalho and Samson D’Souza stating that the pages from the victim’s diary, an important part of prosecution, are missing.
Accordingly, on August 27, Goa Children’s Court President P V Savaikar directed CBI to file a reply to the application by September 3.
However, in the absence of PP S R Rivonkar CBI could not file a reply. The matter will be now heard on September 17, 2010.
The key witness in the Scarlet Eden Keeling death case, Murli Sagar, would be also cross examined on the same day. The witnessed had deposed before the Court last month. His cross examination was deferred after victim mother Fiona Mackeown confirmed her dates of Goa visit.
The diary, which was recovered from room of Scarlet’s boyfriend Julio Lobo during investigation, was identified by Fiona during her cross examination before the Court, last month.
The diary had several sketches drawn by her daughter.
Scarlet body was found on Anjuna shore on February 18, 2008.  After initial investigations by the state police, the case was handed over to CBI.
Both the accused are charged of drugging, raping and leaving the girl
to die on the beach.