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… defence closes case with “victim could have inflicted wounds on himself”Witnesses to present evidence on behalf of Information and Press Liaison to the President Kwame Mc Coy,Cheap NFL Jerseys, were again a no show when the assault matter brought against the government official was called before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.McCoy, who is charged for threatening language and malicious assault reportedly committed against Clifton Stewart, was supposed to provide two persons to prove his story that on the day of the alleged assault he had no contact with the victim; that he had lodged what is thought to be the assault weapon with the police; and that he on his duties was escorted by police officers.McCoy told the court that he could not make contact with the relevant persons and he was thus unable to present them to the court. The Magistrate was however willing to waste no more time in the matter since McCoy was on three previous occasions given a chance to present his alleged witnesses. As a result,Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey, the court ordered that McCoy close his defence and make his submissions.Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos who is representing the defendant closed the case and laid over that his client had no case to answer to. McCoy’s lawyer touched on several points in putting over that the prosecution’s case is weak. De Santos first submitted that the victim could have inflicted the wound on himself. He said although there was no evidence to prove this, one must keep in mind that there was a possibility of that being done.De Santos had put forward the reasoning after he said that the wound Stewart received was inconsistent with that which was received from a gun since all that was shown was a mere swelling on the head. De Santos then submitted that the evidence of Police Officer Chalmers was unconvincing. Chalmers had given evidence in relation to arresting McCoy and further contact he had with the defendant in relation to the alleged crime committed.De Santos reiterated that the evidence provided by the prosecution was not enough for his client to answer the charge. With that the lawyer closed his case.Mc Coy who reportedly told the victim that he was a marked man and then lashed him on the head with a handgun,Jerseys Cheap NFL, had to present two police officers; one who he said had collected his firearm when he lodged it at the Brickdam Police Station,Jerseys From China, allegedly two days before the incident. He also had to present the officers who had reportedly escorted him on his duties as he and his crew of workers erected photos of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate.McCoy had previously presented two persons; Chalmers was one of them. The other was a senior rank of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU). Both persons had denied playing any of the roles McCoy had said. The TSU rank had even testified that escorting McCoy during his duties as he posted photos was far below his status.McCoy still could not present those witnesses he spoke of. That left him with no witnesses to attest to the truthfulness of the government official’s information.On November 12, last year,Cheap Jerseys Online, days before the General elections, Stewart and McCoy had ended up in an exchange of words where McCoy had reportedly assaulted Stewart with a firearm. Stewart alleged that McCoy had also threatened him. After picketing the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) McCoy was finally made to face the court for the alleged incident.McCoy is also scheduled for another criminal matter,Authentic Kyle Korver Hawks Jersey, this time involving one Natalie Ross. The government official reportedly ran the woman down with his sports utility vehicle under the same circumstances as Stewart. Ross had to be hospitalized overnight.In Stewart’s case, the prosecution is expected to respond to the defense submission on the next occasion. |
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