No trial in the present day because the case of the three cops accused of the 2014 homicide of Mario Deane has been pushed again to tomorrow by the Westmoreland Circuit Courtroom as a witness was absent as a consequence of sickness.
Presiding Excessive Courtroom Justice Courtney Daye rescheduled the continuing trial of Corporal Elaine Stewart and Constables Juliana Clevon and Marlon Grant to Tuesday, March 11, after being informed by the prosecution that the witness, who had began giving proof for the prosecution on Friday, March 7, was looking for medical care.
The witness, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis, was anticipated to proceed his testimony in relation to the Barnett Road Police Station in Montego Bay, St James, the place Deane was reportedly overwhelmed on August 3, 2014 whereas in custody for possession of a ganja spliff. Francis was the commanding officer answerable for a number of police stations within the St James division at the moment, together with the Barnett Road facility.
Throughout his testimony on Friday, Francis informed the courtroom that he was on sick depart in August 2014 and had not visited the Barnett Road lock-up at the moment. Nevertheless, he famous that the Jamaica Constabulary Drive’s lock-up administration coverage outlines the police’s duty for the care of prisoners in custody.
Stewart, Clevon, and Grant are charged with manslaughter, misconduct in a public workplace, and taking steps to pervert the course of justice, underneath allegations that they have been on responsibility on the Barnett Road Police Station lock-up in Montego Bay, St James, on August 3, 2014, on the time when Deane was overwhelmed.
It’s also alleged that Stewart, the senior officer on responsibility, ordered the cleansing of the cell the place the beating befell earlier than investigators from the Impartial Fee of Investigations arrived.
– Christopher Thomas
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