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The two men, who were on trial for the shooting death of a fireman in 2011, were on Monday set free byHallman HunteJustice Brassington Reynolds in the New Amsterdam High Court. This was after the mixed Jury returned with unanimous verdicts of not guilty.However, they were immediately arrested for other outstanding matters.The accused, Hallman Hunte, 37,Nick Bonino Penguins Jersey, of Alness, Corentyne; and Sohan Busgith, 26,Evgeni Malkin Penguins Jersey, of Limlair Village, Corentyne had allegedly shot and killed Delon Collins on Christmas Eve Day 2011 at Lot 21 Alness,Tyler Johnson Lightning Jersey, Corentyne,Guy Lapointe Canadiens Jersey, Berbice.The defence which is being led by Attorney-at-Law, Ramesh Rajkumar,Rob Scuderi Penguins Jersey, for Hunte, and State-appointed Attorney Horatio Edmonson for Busgith, had put forward a lengthy no case submission.The prosecution case which was presented by Judith Gildarie-Mursaline responded with an equally lengthy and persuasive argument.Both the prosecution and defence had their submissions to the jury. That was after Justice Reynolds had earlier overruled the no case submissions and called on them to lead a defence.Justice Reynolds took more than four hours to sum up the evidence to the jury which retired after 14:00 hrs. After deliberating for just over two hours the jury returned with two unanimous verdicts of not guilty of murder for both accused. Justice Reynolds then congratulated the defence,Evgeny Kuznetsov Capitals Jersey, prosecution and jury for doing their job.The men were then discharged. However Prosecutor Gildarie-Mursaline told the court that both men have outstanding matters and should be returned to the prison. Hunte has matters of attempt murder, robbery underSohan Busgitharms,Alexander Semin Canadiens Jersey, wounding with intent and common assault while Busgith has a matter of armed robbery pending.When Justice Reynolds told the men that they were discharged there was some drama as they were rearrested by the Police and prison officer. It took a while for things to be sorted out with Busgith being returned to the New Amsterdam prison. Hunte was held by the police and taken into custody by the police.During the trial the prosecution called 10 witnesses including police deputy Detective Superintendent Gary McAlister, Deputy Superintendent Boodnarine Persaud, Detective Sergeant Gilbert Ross, Detective Corporal Andrew Ward, Constable Emmanuel Rajnauth, Terry Cummings and Andel Doris.Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan had told the court that during the examination of Collins’ body which was done at the New Amsterdam Hospital, he discovered 82 pellet wounds and he removed 20 pellets and the entire chest was damaged. He gave the cause of death as shock and hemorrhage, laceration to the heart and liver and gunshot injuries.Nadine Crawford, 37,Brooks Orpik Capitals Jersey, who was Probation and Welfare Officer at the New Amsterdam Prisons at the time, had detailed the sequence of events on the night in question from the time she left home with her fiancé,Victor Hedman Lightning Jersey, Collins, and her three children to their arrival back home when they were robbed and Collins was shot. |
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