Barbara Gayle, Staff Reporter
COMPLAINTS BY defence lawyers yesterday that there were still outstanding documents to be served on them in the Flankers murder case resulted in the trial being put off to June 19.
Four policemen and a policewoman are charged with the murder of two senior citizens at Flankers, St. James, in October 2003.
Justice Kay Beckford granted an application for the bail of the accused to be varied so they can visit the crime scene in Flankers. The judge ordered that policemen below the rank of inspector should not accompany the five accused and their lawyers to the scene. She also ordered that police officers who were involved in the operation should not accompany them.
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTS
When the five accused appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday, defence lawyers, including K. Churchill Neita, Q.C., Lloyd McFarlane, Valerie Neita-Robertson and Deborah Martin, informed the court of the situation concerning the relevant documents.
The lawyers are seeking to get the audiotape of police transmission on the morning of the incident. They said the outstanding documents include nine arrest warrants concerning Christopher Hyman, the original statement of a policewoman and photographs.
Paula Llewellyn, Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, said the defence lawyers had so far received 95 per cent of the statements in the case but there were one or two outstanding statements in respect of formal evidence only.
The five accused are charged with the murder of 63-year-old taxi operator David Bacchas and 65-year-old newspaper vendor Cecil Brown. They are also charged with wounding with intent.
A third person, Audrey Stephens, was shot and injured during the incident on October 18, 2003.
The policemen are Woman Constable Bibzie Foster, Special Constable Metro McFarlane, and Constables Kevin Williams, Kadian Smith and Donald Thomas. They are each on bail in the sum of $750,000 with sureties.
