BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FOLLOWING the prosecution’s closure of their case in the trial of popular educator Newrish Nital, defence counsel, Attorney Anthony Johnson yesterday (June 10) made a no case submission.
Nital, who is facing three counts of fraud allegedly committed on April 1, 2 and 4, 2008, was formally arrested and charged on Friday, August 29, 2008.
The Mathematics teacher and law student, on those dates, allegedly presented several United States Postal Service International Postal Money Orders to a cashier at a local post office with intent to defraud.
The three money orders totalled EC$9 275.
The trial began on Thursday (June 9) at the Basseterre High Court before His Lordship Justice Errol Thomas, and the prosecution had called a total of five witnesses including Corporal Elvin Browne, Constable Alexis George, a cashier at the post office and the Postmaster General.
Yesterday however saw the cross-examination of the last witness, Corporal Browne, who is the investigating officer in the matter, and defence counsel making the no case submission.
Justice Thomas will be making a decision on Johnson’s submission when the trial resumes on Tuesday (June 14).
