The murder trial of 17-year-old Rayan Alli “Karran” of No. 54 Village, Corentyne, and formerly of Black Bush Polder began on Monday in the Berbice High Court before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire and a mixed jury.Alli is on trial for the murder of Premchand Sugrim called “Copper” and “Pluck” of No. 54 Village, Corentyne on July 20,Evan Engram Jersey, last year.The state’s case as presented by attorney- at- law Priteema Kissoon-Ally is that on July 10, 2011 following a dispute between the two men, Alli who was 15 at the time used an iron pipe to lash Sugrim who was his relative,Adrian Wilson Cardinals Jersey, in the head.Sugrim collapsed and was picked up and rushed to the Skeldon hospital, before being transferred to the New Amsterdam hospital. He was then transferred to the Georgetown Hospital where he died 10 days later.The state is expected to call 12 witnesses.During the opening day the state called six of those witnesses. The first to take the stand was Krishna Sugrim,Anders Nilsson Jersey, the dead man’s son.He testified to accompanying his father to the hospital and witnessing the Post Mortem examination which was conducted by Dr Nehaul Singh.Bibi Baksh testified to going on the dam at Number 54 Village on the day in question where the incident occurred and seeing Sugrim lying on the ground. He was bleeding from a wound to his head. She said that she placed his head on her lap.She said that a piece of pipe about four feet in length was on the ground not too far away and a cutlass was also somewhere around.Taxi driver,Bryan Bickell Jersey, Lilla Singh, testified to being contacted on the day in question to transport the injured to the Skeldon Hospital.Detective Corporal Hazrat Mohammed was next on the witness stand. He testified to the role he played in the investigation. After receiving certain information on July 10, he visited the scene and saw the deceased lying on the ground.He stated that later that day he was at the No. 51 police station when the accused was brought to the station by his mother. The accused later gave a confession statement, in which he admitted to hitting the deceased on his head with a pipe following a dispute.The statement was given in the presence of his mother and another policeman. The caution statement was subsequently admitted into evidence and was read to the court.Mohamed is expected to return to court today when he is expected to tender the alleged murder weapon,Marlon Humphrey Jersey, the iron pipe to the court.Police detective constable Eustace Lynch testified to witnessing the post mortem which gave the cause of death as trauma and a fracture to the right side,Kurt Warner Cardinals Throwback Jersey, and trauma to the left.Naline Ragnauth in her evidence said that she shared a house with the accused at the time of the incident. Under cross-examination she spoke of a dispute between the two men and warning them to desist from their behaviour.? She went to inform other relatives about the dispute and did not see when the fatal blow was struck.Alli is being represented by Attorney at Law Kumar Doorasammy.The matter continues today.