The trial of a man accused of murdering the mother of his child had a late start yesterday after the defendant was admitted to hospital for a shaving cut.

Kamal Worrell spent the morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after he cut himself shaving, delaying the trial until about 2.30pm, as reported by ZBM News last night.

Mr Worrell has denied allegations of murdering Chavelle Dillon-Burgess on an unknown date between April 10 and June 11, 2020.

He has also denied a charge of wounding Ms Dillon-Burgess, a charge of common assault related to an incident on June 1, 2019, and six counts of common assault related to an incident on November 14, 2018.

The trial yesterday was intended to continue the cross-examination of Twilia Ebbin-Wilson, a close friend and co-worker of Ms Dillon-Burgess.

Ms Ebbin-Wilson told the court on Monday how she was a close friend of Ms Dillon Burgess after the two met in June 2019 while working at the Fairmont Southampton hotel.

She said that she last heard from the alleged victim in April 2020 when Ms Dillon-Burgess sent her a voice note over WhatsApp.

Ms Ebbin-Wilson responded to her message and sent her several calls and texts when she received no response — but still heard nothing from her.

When cross-examined on Monday, Ms Ebbin-Wilson said that she talked to Ms Dillon-Burgess about the details of her relationship with the former lawyer.

She explained that she was aware the pair had separated but still lived together, and that Ms Dillon-Burgess once seemed irritated that her son was being babysat by one of Mr Worrell’s former girlfriends.

The jury was also shown a video of police and Ms Ebbin-Wilson touring Mr Worrell’s home on May 2020 to spot anything unusual.

Ms Ebbin-Wilson noticed that the fireplace was dirty and that several items, including her child’s play mat, seemed to be missing.

During cross-examination, Mr Worrell suggested the mat could later be seen in the video in storage behind the house.

The trial continues.

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