Scarlet case: Witness identifies accused
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JULY 23
Murli Sagar, a key witness in Scarlet death case today identified both the accused before the Goa Children’s Court.
The witness pointed out both the accused in the court when Public Prosecutor S R Rivonkar, asked him whether he can identify Samson D’Souza and Shana (Placido Carvalho).
However, Advocate Ryan Menezes, appearing on behalf of accused D’Souza raised objection stating that Sagar’s chief examination was over. The objection was ruled out by the Court.
Sagar, working in a beach shack was present at a place where Scarlet spent last few hours, before her death.
During cross examination, the witness did a volte-face on his earlier deposition before police made on February 24, 2008.
He contradicted his earlier statement that on the fateful night Scarlet was comfortable with Samson and was sitting on his bike. Murli Sagar had said that he had seen Samson holding Scarlet from behind.
Sagar was also caught on wrong foot when he changed his statements about his and accused’s presence with Scarlet in the shack.
He also said that he never told police that when he came out of the toilet, he met Masala and that when he came to the bar; Masala was shouting “how can these people give Ecstasy to her (Scarlet)”.
The witness also cleared that he never made a statement, asking Scarlet, whether she intended to live with him.
Sagar, originally hailing from Mumbai refused that he had asked for cocaine from Samson as recorded in the police statement.
He told the court that he did not face any action for consumption of drugs on account of his statement before the police.
The matter has been deferred till July 30, when Scarlet’s mother Fiona Mackeown will depose before the court.
Both Samson and Placido are chargesheeted for drugging, raping and leaving Scarlet to die on the beach on the intervening night of February 17-18, 2008.
Scarlet, a British teenage girl, had died while holidaying in Goa. She had come to India with her mom, siblings and mother’s boyfriend.
Scarlet case: Witness identifies accused
PANJIM, JULY 23 Murli Sagar, a key witness in Scarlet death case today identified both the accused before the Goa Children's Court. The witness pointed out both the accused in the court when Public Prosecutor S R Rivonkar, asked him whether he can identify Samson D'Souza and Shana (Placido Carvalho).
