Devi Unmathallegadoo died, but her unborn son was delivered by emergency caesarean section and survived.
Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, 51, allegedly shot 35-year-old Devi Unmathallegadoo at the home she shared with her husband on the morning of November 12 2018, the Old Bailey heard.Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, 50, of no fixed address, has been charged with her murder
It was claimed that the defendant shot Mrs Unmathallegadoo through the abdomen, as she attempted to flee upstairs at the family home in Ilford, east London. The court heard Unmathallegadoo was barred from contacting his children by a restraining order, but claimed he had spoken to his daughter on her way to school.‘I could sense her saying “daddy help” – you could see it in her face and in her eyes,’ he said.
Unmathallegadoo said he had been looking for the safety catch when he accidentally fired the crossbow.But he told the court he wanted the safety catch to be off, so he could fire it, claiming he planned to shoot into the bannister rail to make a loud noise and scare the couple.
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