A BARATARIA man who was charged with the murder of a classmate in 2011 has been acquitted by a High Court judge. On Tuesday, Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo found Aaron de Souza not guilty of the murder of Kevin Francis, 18, of Upper Cemetery Street, Diego Martin. Francis died on November 4, 2011, after being
Sean Luke murder trial ends; verdict on July 23
MURDERED: Sean Luke, six, who was murdered in 2006. -
A THIRD partial DNA profile found on the cane stalk inserted into the body of six-year-old Sean Luke, killing him, is no “smoking gun” evidence as alleged by the defence. It is merely a flare gun or caps gun, creating lots of smoke and noise, prosecutors have advanced in their closing arguments at the end of the trial on Friday.
Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Sabrina Dougdeen-Jaglal on Friday, completed her closing address to Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds who is presiding over the judge-only trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo, both charged with Luke’s murder in 2006.
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Sean Luke trial: One accused to object to DNA evidence
Sean Luke, 6, was murdered in 2006.
ONE of the men charged with the brutal murder of six-year-old Sean Luke intends to object to the admissibility of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence, while the second man will give evidence at the trial.
Wednesday’s sitting of the virtual trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo ended before lunch because of the unavailability of the witness scheduled for the day, police officer Leith Jones. He had to be tested for covid19 after a colleague tested positive for the virus.
Nevertheless, two witnesses, whose testimonies were brief, gave evidence, but it was during trial management discussions that Mitchell’s attorney indicated an objection to the DNA evidence which the State hopes to lead at the trial.
Sean Luke murder trial now set to begin on April 19
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Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds who is presiding over the judge-only trial of two men charged for
murdering Sean Luke. -
THE new date for the start of the Sean Luke murder trial is April 19.
Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds, who is presiding in the judge-only trial of Akeel Mitchell and Richard Chatoo, put attorneys for the State on notice to be ready to open their case on that day, when she will also give her ruling on the admissibility of certain aspects of the evidence that prosecutors hope to lead at the trial.