A "Parrot" as a witness in a murder case

Follow up - INA

Investigators in Argentina have relied on the testimony of a parrot in a woman's murder case.

According to the British newspaper, "The Sun", in its report, the parrot is the main witness to the evidence in the trial of the assault and murder of Elizabeth Toledo, 46.

The newspaper referred to the murder incident dating back to December 2018, when Elizabeth and two of her friends rented a house in the capital, Buenos Aires, and then she was found murdered in the house where the parrot was.

The newspaper pointed out that while the police were collecting fingerprints and evidence from the crime scene, one of the policewomen noticed that the parrot was repeating: "No. Please. Let me go," which investigators believe are the last words of the owner of the parrot before she was killed.

The parrot's testimony was included alongside the testimony of one of the victim's neighbors, who told investigators that he heard the victim screaming, "Why did you hit me?" One of the defendants in the case then fled the house.

Among the evidence that Prosecutor Bibiana Santilla included, in the case file, were other evidence from the crime scene such as the DNA of one of the accused as well as teeth found at the scene of the murder.

The two defendants, Miguel Satorinho, 53, and Horge Raul Alvarez, 65, were on trial and face life imprisonment if found guilty.