The Crown closed its case,yesterday, at the trial of the three persons accused of murdering Lloyd G. Brown, former president of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association and his fiancée, 49-year-old Sandra Campbell.

Justice Norma McIntosh is presiding at the trial, which began last week Monday in the Home Circuit Court.

Kent Pantry, Q.C., Directorof Public Prosecutions, who is leading the evidence for the Crown,called 22 witnesses before closing the case.

The accused are 39-year-old Peter Dougal, of Santoy district in Hanover; Donald Whyte, labourer, of a Kingston address; and Sandra Watt, who was employed to Campbell as a household helper.

Justice Norma McIntosh is presiding at the trial.

Shot

Brown, 62, and Campbell were fatally shot about 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Campbell's Stilwell Road home in Stony Hill, St. Andrew.

Later that day, the police went to premises at Vineyard Town where a group of men allegedly engaged them in a shoot-out.

It is being alleged that during the incident Dougal was shot and injured, and two firearms recovered. Dougal was allegedly found in possession of Brown's photograph.

Forensic tests done on the guns proved that one of them was used to murder Brown and Campbell.

The police have theorised that it was a contract killing.