The trial of the man accused of the murder of three children at Killancholly, St Mary, in 2005 entered its third day yesterday with a policeman testifying that on February 8, 2005, the accused showed him where the knife he used was buried.

Jeffrey Perry, 32, security guard, of Killancholly, is charged with the triple murder. The children - Sue Ann Gordon, 15, Dwayne Davidson, 15, and Shadice Williams, four - were fatally stabbed between January 27, 2005 and January 28, 2005.

Detective Sergeant Cyprian Johnson said that on February 8, 2005, he went to Killancholly, along with the accused Perry, Perry's lawyer and other policemen. Perry pointed out a spot under a nutmeg tree where he said a knife was buried. He said Perry told them that the knife he used was buried under the ground where they were standing. The knife was dug up and subsequently sent to the government forensic laboratory.

Sergeant Johnson said the knife was unique because it had a lion's head at the end of the handle, and '440' was written on one side of the knife, which had a jagged edge to one side while the other side was smooth.

The knife was tendered in evidence and shown to the 12-member jury.