00:00Do you recognize the man in this photo?
00:01I do.
00:02And how do you recognize him?
00:03He was the man being strangled.
00:05And who was strangling him?
00:08The man, sitting there.
00:10Let the record show that the witness indicates the defendant, Jafar Bustani.
00:14What happened then, Ms. Rafiq?
00:16The man in the photo, he went limp.
00:18How limp?
00:19Like a dead weight.
00:21Objection is to dead.
00:22Sustained.
00:23What happened after Danny's body went limp?
00:25The other man, the defendant, he pushed him into a car.
00:28Did Danny resist at all?
00:30No, sir.
00:31What happened then?
00:33The defendant got into the driver's side of the car.
00:35Did Danny do anything?
00:38I could see him through the car window.
00:40His head fell forward against the dashboard.
00:42Thank you, Ms. Rafiq.
00:44I have nothing further.
00:45Good afternoon, Ms. Rafiq.
00:48Pardon me.
00:49Is that the proper way to address you?
00:52I am unfamiliar with your culture.
00:56I was born in London.
00:57I've lived in this country for over 20 years.
00:59Legally, I presume?
01:01Yes, I am a citizen.
01:03And I'm married.
01:04You can call me Mrs. Rafiq.
01:05Oh, well, you'll have to pardon me.
01:07I couldn't see the ring.
01:09Is there a question?
01:10Yes, there is.
01:10As I was saying, I couldn't see your hands because you're, uh, you're, what, what do you call that?
01:17That's, uh, a hijab?
01:20It's a niqab, sir.
01:21Oh, and your husband makes you wear that, does he?
01:24It's required by custom.
01:26Well, that's what I meant.
01:27I mean, if you were to go to the beach, you're...
01:28Objection.
01:29What's the point you're trying to make Mr. O'Boyle?
01:32I'm getting there, Judge.
01:33I promise.
01:33Do it quickly.
01:35So, walking to the market or, uh, to the post office?
01:40Yes.
01:41Mr. Rafiq, you, you don't get a lot of sun, do you?
01:44I'd ask the court to admonish Mr. O'Boyle for making light of the witness's religious customs.
01:48Making light?
01:49That's very funny, Mr. Stone.
01:51Mr. Rafiq, are you aware that almost the entire body's intake of vitamin D comes from direct sunlight?
01:57No.
01:58Did you know that women who wear the full niqab are chronically deficient in vitamin D?
02:02The witness is not a medical professional.
02:04I'll allow it.
02:05Now, did you know that a chronic deficiency in vitamin D leads to devastating disorders?
02:10Cardiovascular disease, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes.
02:16Do you have diabetes, Mr. Rafiq?
02:19Yes.
02:21And, uh, one of the consequences of diabetes is a gradual loss of one's eyesight.
02:27Isn't that true?
02:28Yes.
02:30Hmm.
02:31When did you see the two men struggling?
02:34It was around 11.45.
02:37At night?
02:38Yes.
02:39But there was a streetlight.
02:43I saw everything that happened, sir.
02:47How do you know?
02:50I'll leave further.
02:51Redirect, Your Honor.
02:53Go ahead.
02:54Mr. Rafiq, do you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes?
02:59Type 1.
03:00That's also called juvenile diabetes, isn't it?
03:02Yes.
03:02When were you first diagnosed?
03:05When I was 3.
03:07And when did you start wearing any cop?
03:09When I was 16.
03:11Deputy Corcoran, could you please raise some fingers?
03:16Can you see how many fingers the deputy has raised?
03:19Yes, 3.
03:21And are you wearing contacts right now?
03:24No.
03:24No.
03:41Yeah, it's like a cesarean.
03:42No.
03:43But then I was going to be upset.
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