The Tribune

By LAMECH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

ljohnson@tribunemedia.net

THE jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her Defence Force marine husband heard evidence from a pathologist yesterday.

Dr Caryn Sands testified that the findings of her April 20, 2010 autopsy on Leonardo Black revealed that the man died from a shotgun wound that travelled from his cheek, down his neck and into his chest.

The accused, 25-year-old Mikiko Black, has denied the murder charge that she faces concerning the April 19, 2010 incident, which happened at the couple’s apartment on the corner of Boil Fish Drive and Adderley Terrace, off Faith Avenue.

Police found the body of the 27-year-old marine with gunshot wounds to the left side of the face.

The accused was arraigned four days after the incident before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez.

She was not required to enter a plea to the charge.

In yesterday’s proceedings, prosecutors Anthony Delaney and Maria Zancolla called the Princess Margaret Hospital pathologist to the stand.

The physician said there was damage to the jaw and neck because of the gunshot, which in her opinion, had a back-to-front, left-to-right and downward trajectory.

She also said that there were pellets found in the victim’s chest, which enabled to her identify the weapon as a shotgun.

The trial resumes today.