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Magistrate to rule in Voir Dire of cop who gave conflicting evidence against Maryann Daby
Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus is expected to rule in the voir dire next month. It involves the Police Constable, who was charged for willfully attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to the Maryann Daby trial.
John Holder
Police Constable, John Holder, was the key witness in the matter involving Maryann Daby, who is accused of attempting to kill a police officer.
He was not required to plead to the charge which stated that between August 10 and October 2, last year, at Georgetown, he willfully attempted to pervert the course of justice by deviating from his statement dated May 13, 2018, in the case involving Police vs Maryann Daby.
The clerk responsible for the courtroom in which Holder gave evidence against Daby summed up the trial in relation to the matter by testifying in relation to the defendant’s conflicting evidence to the court.
Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus then adjourned the matter until September 17, when she will relate her decision.
Holder was released on $300,000 bail for the matter when it was first called. According to the facts of the charge, Holder gave several statements in relation to the Daby matter.
The court heard that while Holder was testifying in the attempted murder PI which is being conducted by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly, he deviated from his statement and told the court that a top ranking officer instructed him to change his statement to support his colleague.
In connection with the Daby matter, she is accused of pointing a loaded gun at a police officer’s head and pulling the trigger, in an attempt to kill him.
She was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on May 13, 2018, at Albert Street, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, with intent to commit murder, she attempted to discharge a loaded firearm at Police Constable Christopher Kissoon.
Daby is also charged for having an unlicensed pistol and six live rounds on the same date and at the same location. She denied these two charges when it was read to her.
According to reports, on the day in question Daby and her friends were at the Georgetown Motor Racing and Sports Club. Constable Kissoon, who was off-duty and was at the Club at the time, reportedly heard what appeared to be gunshots.
While checking for the source of the gunfire, he reportedly saw Daby firing rounds into the air. He said that he confronted her. Daby then allegedly pointed a firearm to the officer’s head and pulled the trigger.
Daby, 25, of 127 D’Aguiar Park, Houston, Georgetown, is currently out on $750,000 High Court bail. She is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Mark Waldron.
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