Police witnesses testified Thursday that 59-year-old People's National Party activist Milton 'Tony' Welsh, who is charged with the murder of 22-year-old Damion Hussey, of Golden Spring, St. Andrew, had refused to go on an identification parade.

The policemen said that because of his refusal, an informal identification parade was held inside the cell with eight other prisoners.

K. D. Knight, Q.C., suggested under cross-examination that the reason Welsh refused to go on an identification parade was because he was exposed.

The Crown, represented by Crown Counsel Stephanie Jackson-Haisley, Dirk Harrison and Jeremy Taylor, is alleging that Hussey was fatally stabbed in Golden Spring, St Andrew on January 15.

Hussey was stabbed after a bus carrying supporters from a PNP rally for the official launch of the presidential campaign for Security Minister Peter Phillips was stoned. Supporters came off the bus to enquire who had stoned the bus and Hussey was stabbed.

Eyewitness' statements

Elaine Gooden testified on Monday that when Hussey heard the noise in his yard he came out of his house to find out what had happened and Welsh stabbed him.

On Thursday, Ayisha Lennox said she was in the yard where Hussey lived when Welsh and two other men entered the yard. She described Welsh as a "rastaman" who was wearing a red shirt. She said she had her hand underneath her blouse and Welsh told her to take out her hand. She refused and Welsh who was armed with a cutlass lifted the cutlass over her head. She said the deceased Hussey came outside the house and asked Welsh what was going on. Lennox said she subsequently went inside the house and while inside she heard objects being thrown on the door.

Dr. Petra Miller Banton said she performed a post mortem on the body on January 18 and found that Hussey died from a stab wound to the chest. She said extreme force was used to inflict the wound because the fourth rib was broken. A sharp instrument such as a knife or a machete could have caused the injury, the doctor said.