Cellphone Lost In Kartel Juror Case
Published: Friday May 30, 2014 | 5:22 pm26 Comments
Andre Williams, Gleaner Writer
The cellular phone used to record the former juror in the Vybz Kartel murder case, who allegedly attempted to bribe the foreman, has reportedly been lost.
In a letter to the prosecution, which was read out in court today, the former jury foreman said she lost the phone while travelling overseas.
The defence has asked for the device said to have been used to record Livingston Cain offering money to the jury foreman in return for a not guilty verdict for Vybz Kartel and his co-accused in the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.
The defence wants the device to conduct an independent analysis.
Meanwhile, in her letter to the prosecution, the jury foreman stressed that she will return to Jamaica if she is required to testify.
The prosecution says although the telephone was not available for disclosure to the defence, it is ready for trial as a CD containing the recorded evidence along with all other particulars were turned over to Cain’s legal team.
The trial date has been set for October 14 to 16.
Cain is accused of offering bribe to several members of the jury including the foreman.
His trial will get underway in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court and if found guilty, he faces up to three years in prison.
Cain has maintained his innocence.
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Suh y di hell she a travel wid di fone up an dung? An since dats evidence why di police dem Neva keep dat are have a copy a di recorded convo?
It’s her personal property and they already recorded the ‘evidence’ from it. Even if it wasn’t recorded he offered her and other jurors a bribe and that is just as good.
But the Police should have keep the phone as evidence too. Because the recording on the CD could have been altered. to Quote you PhantomPhoenix “Even if it wasn’t recorded he offered her and other jurors a bribe and that is just as good” . end quote. People never tell lie pon you yet PhantomPhoenix?
Me a target fi people tell lie pon.
Are you saying that the foreperson (female) and at least 5 others are telling untruth?
You don’t have any faith?
Everything fi do wid demon boy always go dung the path of altered…lol
Phones do get lost…and truth be told how many people ago give up dem Iphone, samsung, blackberry so easily. There was no need to keep the phone.
Oh! Ma bad dem do have a copy but still seem kinda careless still…..
Cc dem have copy but how much yuh wah bet dem a go seh police splice the copy.. If dem nuh seh so me nyam grass
lolol..pick a field and carry a bottle of white wine…lol
This sounds fishy
Yuh see mi dying trial, though Lord!!!!! Phone wid dis yah crucial evidence yah, and she lost it…… rather wust a foreign she lost it too??!! Bwoy some ppl careless bad enuh, although dem already record the evidence still, and a fi har phone so she free fi duh wah she waan do wid it, but she nuh think she could an be a likkle more careful wid it and she know seh it have on some crucial information on it, cauz d defence lawyer a go come wid some cock and bull story bout tamper wid, and horse dead and cow fat, and her word against his blah blah blah. A hope a nuh death threat she get or bribe mek she lost sinting as important as dis enuh, cauz dat would an be too bad.