The estranged husband of a missing woman told the jury about the last time he saw her.

Kimberley Scott Burgess, who gave his testimony over a Zoom video call from Britain, said that he met Chavelle Dillon-Burgess in 2019 after she asked for advice on her relationship with Kamal Worrell.

Mr Burgess said that the former lawyer had kicked her out of their home.

He added, using her nickname: “She just didn’t look like the Chavy I knew.

“She had a split on her forehead.

“She told me what the lawyer was doing in terms of taking her money. He said she had no rights in the country.

“I guess she was crying out for help.”

Mr Worrell has denied allegations of murdering Ms Dillon-Burgess, the mother of his child, 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.

Mr Burgess said that he advised Ms Dillon-Burgess to visit the community centre on Angle Street, Pembroke, and seek free legal advice.

He also told his wife, who was living with her mother at the time, to save up enough money to get an apartment.

Mr Burgess said that he reminded her that she had a right to see her child, and “to tell him that that’s the last time he hits you”.

Mr Burgess said the pair were married in 2017, but separated a year later after she was involved in an affair with Mr Worrell.

During cross-examination by Mr Worrell, he told the court that they were married in New York to be close to his sister, who was in Boston at the time.

He said that he moved back to Bermuda to look after his family while Ms Dillon-Burgess stayed to complete a nursing course before returning after six weeks.

Mr Burgess described his wife as “spontaneous” and “a good person” with a big heart.

He admitted that she could be “mouthy” and come off as aggressive sometimes, but said that she was originally from Jamaica and attributed it to her “culture”.

Mr Burgess said that he had filed for a divorce after they separated but that Ms Dillon-Burgess refused to sign.

When asked, he said that he was aware Mr Worrell and his lawyer attempted to get her to agree to the divorce.

The trial continues.

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