King to face new trial for murder of Amy Annamunthodo
8 Hrs Ago
FOR RETRIAL: Marlon King will have to face a fresh trial on the murder charge he is facing for the death of his stepdaughter Amy Anamunthodo, four, back in 2006. -
MARLON King will have to face a new trial for the brutal murder of his four-year-old stepdaughter Amy Emily Annamunthodo.
Two weeks ago, King successfully argued his appeal against his conviction, which was quashed by a three-member Court of Appeal panel.
The court found several faults with the trial judge’s handling of his case in 2012.
A retrial was announced on Thursday by Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Mark Mohammed and Malcolm Holdip, who presided over King’s appeal and, in a joint decision, quashed his conviction and the death sentence.
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Marlon King -
MARLON KING has successfully argued an appeal against his conviction for the brutal murder of his four-year-old stepdaughter Amy Emily Annamunthodo in 2006.
A three-member Court of Appeal panel on Tuesday, found several faults with his trial judge’s handling of his case in 2012.
A retrial is being considered and a decision will be given on July 29 as the judges await further submissions and information from the attorneys representing King and the State on the issue.
King was sentenced to hang for Annamunthodo’s murder after he was convicted by a jury following six days of directions by then Justice Anthony Carmona.
Amy Annamunthodo killer appeals conviction
Thursday 21 January 2021
CONVICTED child-killer Marlon King has asked the Court of Appeal to find fault with his trial judge’s handling of his case in 2012.
He was sentenced to hang for the brutal murder of his four-year-old stepdaughter Amy Emily Annamunthodo.
Annamunthodo was tortured and beaten to death, burned with cigarettes, hung from her hair and beaten until her heart ruptured. King was charged with killing the child – who weighed 33 pounds and was unable to speak properly and under-developed – on May 15, 2006 at his home at Ste Madeleine Road, Marabella.
King was in a common-law relationship with Annamunthodo’s mother, Anita.