Accused Andrew Harclyde Pollard told police he panicked when he realised Onicka Gulliver was not breathing after he struck her in the throat.
He said the woman had been beating him while he was driving and he was defending himself.
This was the testimony of investigator Station Sergeant Trevor Reece yesterday.
Reece told the No. 2 Supreme Court that he carried out investigations as a result of a missing person’s report made to District “A” Police Station. (HLE)
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