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Samuel Whyte
The mixed jury which sat in the Rosignol Murder trial at the Berbice High Court on Tuesday returned a formal verdict of not guilty of murder thus freeing Sean Benjamin, the other accused in the matter. This was after they had listened to the summation of Justice Roxanne George Wiltshire and retired for just over two hours to consider the evidence.
The judge took just under three hours to sum up the evidence.
Sean Benjamin and his attorney Raymond Ally.
Sean Benjamin, called “Blacka” or “Blackboy”, of Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was on trial in the Berbice High Court for the murder of Ian Adonis, called “Safo” or “Iron”, of Lot 30 Edward Street, Rosignol on August 29, 2007 at Rosignol Village, West Coast Berbice. Benjamin had been behind bars for more than five years.
Both the defence, led by Attorney at law Raymond Ally, and the prosecution led by Attorney-at-law, Priteema Kissoon, presented their case to the jury on Monday. The prosecution hinged its case on star witness Leslyn Nightingale who claimed that she saw when Benjamin inflicted the blows on Adonis.
The defence argued that Adonis was killed by the previously freed Mark Massiah who had admitted to lashing the accused, but was freed on no case submission on the account of self defence because Adonis accused and attacked him three times with a knife.
Benjamin had earlier given an unsworn statement from the dock in which he denied having anything to do with Adonis’s death.
The judge stated that the Jury has found you not guilty. “You are free to go”. Benjamin looked bewildered causing Justice George-Wiltshire to repeat her statement. Benjamin then smiled and hurried out of the courtroom.
Benjamin was on trial along with Mark Massiah called “Red Man” who was the number one accused. Massiah was freed on Wednesday last following no case submission by his attorney Charrandass Persaud on the grounds of self defence.
The judge had overruled a no case submission put forward by Benjamin’s attorney Ally.
Speaking after the trial Benjamin stated that he must first thank his attorney. He stated that he was confident of being freed because he knew he did not do anything.
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