Trial delays ‘disgraceful, unforgivable’
LATEST proceedings in the trial of the man accused of murdering Sarah Groves have been branded ‘disgraceful and unforgivable’ by her family as questions emerge about a missing crime scene video.
It was the 109th scheduled hearing in the case against Richard de Wit, who denies murdering the Guernsey woman on a houseboat in Kashmir in April 2013.
After another frustrating day of little progress, her father, Vic, said: ‘Here was yet another appalling reflection on the Indian system of justice showing, once more, a complete lack of respect for a murder trial.’
Following a late start, only 90 minutes was left for cross-examination of Senior Inspector Kuldeep Koul, the investigating officer in charge of police activities in the immediate aftermath of Miss Groves’ death.
‘The fact that proceedings did not commence until after three o’clock is disgraceful and unforgivable. The court opens for business at 10.30am,’ said Mr Groves.
‘The fact that the crime scene videography has disappeared off the face of the earth is disgraceful and unforgivable,’ said Mr Groves.
‘Finally, the fact that the official court papers from the last hearing on 11 December have still not been released is also disgraceful and unforgivable.’
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