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| By Zena HenryAfter six hours of deliberation, the 12-member jury in the Cyon Collier double-murder trial could not reach a verdict. The 22-day murder case concluded yesterday with a hung jury and Collier,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, also known as ‘Picture Boy’ will now have to prepare himself for retrial at the next appropriate sitting of the Criminal Assizes.Cyon Collier (centre) is escorted to the courtroom.After the case was summed up by presiding Judge, Justice Diana Insanally, the jury headed to the jury room at exactly 12 noon. They did not return to the jury box until several minutes past 18:00 hours and had not reached a decision on the second count of murder.The jury foreman related to the court that they had reached a dead end. While on the first count of murder the jury returned with eight guilty verdicts and four not guilty verdicts, they had not yet even considered the second count. The court ordered a retrial for the accused as it was determined that a resolution could not have been met. Collier was returned to the Camp Street prison shortly after. A look of relief was evident on his face.During the long wait for the results of the jury, Collier was visibly nervous and constantly looked around the courtroom, fidgeting every now and then.The East Coast Demerara resident was on trial for the 2006 murder of Victoria, East Coast Demerara residents Ray Walcott called ‘Sugar’ and his brother Carl Andrews called ‘Alo’. Collier reportedly used a gun to take the men’s life.On Monday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Defence Counsel Lyndon Amsterdam presented a five-hour-long closing argument as to why Collier should be found innocent of the murder charge. Several witnesses testified on behalf of the prosecution, but Amsterdam focused his attention on the prosecution reportedly having no evidence against Collier.He sought to make invalid the evidence presented by civilians,China Jerseys, those in particular who claimed to have had direct contact with Collier on the day of the alleged offence. He focused even more on police witnesses,China NFL Jerseys, trying to devalue and discredit their testimony. In his arguments he said that the police evidence was inconsistent and to some extent conflicting. The defence even stated that the police had fabricated the statement against Collier and had beaten him to sign the documents.Senior State Prosecutor Gildharie-Mursalin highlighted various aspects of the evidence which she opined was adequate for a conviction of the accused. She refuted that the police evidence was conflicting and said what the officers could not remember was simply “human nature”.Dead: Ray WalcottThe family of the deceased reacted in a calm but disappointed manner. They mentioned that they noticed various discrepancies during the trial as it related to several members of the jury. They however said that they were satisfied that their justice would come from God.For attorney Lyndon Amsterdam, this is the second Cyon Collier trial where a hung jury had resulted. Collier was also on trial last year for the death of Non Pareil businessman Chandrapaul Persaud called ‘Kero man’ who was murdered on September 30,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, 2006. A retrial had been ordered in that case in November last year.Prosecutor Judith Gildharie-Mursalin had again represented the state,Cheap Baseball Jerseys, while the matter was at that time heard by Justice Winston Patterson.Dead: Carl Andrews |
