During the second day of Pillay's trial - where he is accused of killing his lover, Jane Govindsamy, and her daughters, Rackelle and Denisha, in 2018 - the state played CCTV footage in which Pillay can been seen discarding a knife after coming from the direction of the Govindsamy home.
Pillay's attorney, Amanda Hulley, told the court that her client intended to argue that he had found the knife on the road and was simply throwing it away. Sanders took the witness stand on Tuesday and told the court of how he found CCTV footage that not only placed Pillay near the scene of the crime, but also showed him discarding a knife.
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