Three prosecution witnesses have so far testified that 28-year-old Khalil Campbell had no weapon in his hands during the tussle with 21-year-old social sciences student Rodney Beckles, who is charged with Campbell's murder.

Justice Kay Beckford is presiding at the trial which began on Monday in the Home Circuit Court.

Campbell, son of Supreme Court Judge Lennox Campbell, was fatally stabbed on January 3.

One of the witnesses said on Tuesday that he and Beckles were smoking ganja in an unfinished house in a lane off 219 Old Hope Road. The witness said Beckles had brought the ganja to the premises and told him he had just arrived from Barbados.

The witness said while he was smoking, Campbell asked for the pipe and was told he would not get any more ganja.

He said Campbell took off his shirt, put up his fists and invited Beckles to box. The witness said he told Beckles to ignore him and called a relative to take Campbell to the top of the lane.

The witness said his relative was trying to take Campbell up the lane when Beckles "stood up and eased the deceased with his foot" and the deceased fell.

No weapon seen

The witness testified that Campbell ran to Beckles who put up his foot to stop Campbell and the deceased held on to his foot. The witness said Beckles began thumping the deceased and he saw blood "start spray". The witness said he did not see anything in Beckles' hands during the 'thumping' and he also did not see the deceased with anything in his hand.

He said when he saw the blood, he shouted "stop the fight, like you a kill him." The witness said that apart from holding on to Beckles' foot he did not see the Campbell do anything else to Beckles.