By Barbara Gayle, Staff ReporterGLEN ANDRADE Q.C., retired Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), testified on Tuesday that he fainted twice when he saw the body of his slain daughter -- 36-year-old Ingrid Andrade-Gooden -- at the Madden's funeral home about 9:00 p.m. on November 8 last year.
Mr. Andrade was testifying at the trial of 37-year-old Paul Gooden, former consultant at Yummy Bakery, St. Andrew who is charged with the murder of his wife Ingrid-Andrade Gooden.
Her body was found in mangroves close to the Jamaica Maritime Institute along the Norman Manley Boulevard, St. Andrew on November 8, 2003.
SOME SPACE
A tearful Mr. Andrade testified that about 8:00 a.m. on the morning of November 7, 2003, the accused told him that the deceased left home some minutes before 6:00 a.m. that same day carrying only her cellular phone. The accused said his wife told him she wanted "some space."
Director of Public Prosecutions Kent Pantry, Q.C., in opening the Crown's case yesterday in the Home Circuit Court, told the jury that the Crown is contending that it was obsession, jealousy and rejection which caused Gooden to commit the murder. He said the Crown would be relying on scientific evidence to prove its case.
OBSESSED
The Crown is alleging that Andrade-Gooden was murdered in the apartment between November 6 and 7, 2003. Mr. Andrade said that before the accused and the deceased went to live at the Hartford Towers Apartment, they were so close that he formed the opinion that the accused was someone who was obsessed with his daughter.
He spoke of an incident on October 5 last year when the accused and his daughter visited his home. He said the deceased was in the computer room and he heard an outburst coming from the room. The accused came from the room and said "Grandpa look what Ingrid has done", referring to his face. He said he looked and saw what appeared to be a scratch mark in the vicinity of Gooden's mouth.
The accused and the deceased were both annoyed and he tried to calm them down. They eventually left with their two children. Two days later the accused called him saying that Ingrid would not allow him to sleep in the bed with her. He said he told the accused that she needed some time and space.
VERY PRIVATE
He described his daughter as being very private and confidential and never one to discuss her domestic business. Mr. Andrade said he had a good relationship with the accused and also with his mother, Pat Gooden.
Mr. Andrade said the last time he saw his daughter was on November 6 when he asked her to come to his home. He said he went to Maddens Funeral Home about 9:00 p.m. on November 8 last year where he identified his daughter's body by her "distinctive peculiar big toe" and he immediately fainted. When he saw her face which was totally unrecognisable, he said he fainted again.
The trial continues today before Mrs. Justice Marva McIntosh.
