CCJ grants mother special leave to appeal conviction over Neesa Gopaul murder

Bibi Sharima-Gopaul, who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of her 16year-old daughter Neesa Gopaul, has been granted special leave to appeal the conviction and her jail sentence by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

The court’s decision was based on a Notice of Application for Special Leave to appeal the decision of Guyana’s Court of Appeal of Guyana, which on August 31, 2021, upheld the convictions of SharimaGopaul and her co-accused, Jarvis Small.

It also considered an affidavit filed on Sharima-Gopaul’s behalf and the affidavit in opposition, filed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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