State Prosecutors say murdered nurse Mary's husband reported that she had committed suicide and that the scene of her murder was staged to make it look like she had killed herself.
Mary who had been working at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital died last year and the State has now charged her husband Marvin SY Vagas with murder. The State has also charged local nurse Haleemath Lamha with accessory to murder. Both Marvin and Lamha also worked at IGMH as nurses and were romantically involved with each other.
In the hearing of the case held today, the charges were read out, and preliminary statements were made by both sides. The next stage of the procedure would see the witnesses give their statements and these hearings would be held next month.
The state has presented 110 pieces of evidence against both the defendants and this includes 74 witness statements and 36 documentary evidence.
In today's hearing, the State said that it would show how Marvin and Lamha had plotted to kill Mary and how they have tried to make it look like she had committed suicide.
The state also said that it would prove that Marvin and Lamha had every intention of killing Mary.
It also said that it would prove that Lamha had known that Mary had died before the time she had confirmed the victim's death during the investigation.
The state added that Marvin had failed to stick with the events of Mary's death and had told the story in different manners.
