CORK: A handwritten note seeking forgiveness was discovered in the bedroom of a Cork residence where Deepa Dinamani was found dead in a blood-soaked bed, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
Regin Parithapara Rajan (43), a native of Kerala, India, is currently on trial for the murder of his 38-year-old wife, a chartered accountant, at their family home in Cardinal Court, Wilton, Cork city, on July 14, 2023.
Discovery of the Body & Crime Scene Investigation
Members of the Armed Support Unit (ASU) discovered Ms. Dinamani’s lifeless body, which was cold and rigid, wrapped in a duvet in an upstairs bedroom. Detective Garda John Paul Twomey, who examined the scene the following day, reported seizing crucial evidence, including a knife, a wedding ring, a broken gold necklace, and a bloodstained t-shirt and shorts.
A notebook recovered from the scene contained a handwritten note, which read:
"I love you so much. Please forgive me for what I did as your mum was having something… and his name was Jay."
However, Detective Twomey noted that parts of the note were difficult to decipher.
CCTV Footage & Potential Murder Weapon
The court was shown CCTV footage that Detective Garda Dave Hickey described as capturing the accused purchasing a “potential murder weapon”—a Go Cook carving knife—at Tesco, Wilton Shopping Centre, two days before Ms. Dinamani’s death. The footage also showed Mr. Rajan buying a bottle of whiskey and a soft drink, using a Tesco club card for the transaction.
Emergency Call & Arrest
At 9:55 PM on July 14, call handler Derek Foley at the Garda control room in Anglesea Street received an emergency call from a man who identified himself as Regin Rajan.
"He said that he wanted the guards to come and arrest him as he had killed his wife," Mr. Foley testified. When asked if anyone else was in the house, Rajan confirmed that their five-year-old son was present.
Upon arrival, ASU officers found Ms. Dinamani naked, with congealed blood in her hair and a significant wound to her neck. Detective Garda Patrick O'Toole described how she was positioned on her left side, facing the window. "Her limbs were rigid. It looked like she had been there for some time," he testified.
Detective Sergeant Michelle O’Leary further stated that the bed was soaked in blood, and Ms. Dinamani’s top was tangled around her neck, leaving her partially naked.
Meanwhile, when officers encountered Mr. Rajan, he complied with instructions to kneel and place his hands behind his neck. However, his responses were "low and incoherent" when questioned about anyone else in the house.
Medical Findings & Legal Proceedings
Paramedic Philip Hayes, who responded from Kinsale Road Ambulance Station, confirmed that rigor mortis had already set in, and Ms. Dinamani was "cold and stiff to the touch."
The trial, presided over by Ms. Justice Siobhan Lankford, continues before a jury of five men and seven women.
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