Mitchel Toussaint the man who in 2011 murdered his brother in Bense has been acquitted of murder but the nine-member jury of eight women and one man found him guilty of manslaughter on July 22, 2019.
Toussaint was charged with murdering his brother, Alexis Toussaint, of Bense in November 2011 in a land dispute.
The State led by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Evalina Baptiste called a number of witnesses including the wife of the deceased.
Police inspector George Theophille, a scene of crime expert who photographed the body of the deceased and the crime scene, also testified.
Cassandra Tousssaint, another witness, related to the court what happened the night of the incident.
She said it was a moon-lit night and about 2:00 am, she heard a loud noise. She said she lives about 15 feet away from where accused lives and thought he and his girlfriend were in an argument.
She said she went out and she saw the deceased on the ground with the accused standing over him. She stated that she saw the accused “make a lash” but since she was pregnant and scared, she went back to her home.
The police were eventually called.
In 2016 then high court Judge Errol Thomas aborted the case and declared a mistrial after reports were brought to his attention that a member of the jury was heard by a police officer making adverse comments on the case.
Darius Jones represented Mitchel Toussaint in the matter. Justice Victoria Charles-Clarke has ordered a social inquiry report on the now convict and set sentencing for September 20, 2019.
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