A detective sergeant, who inspected the location where chartered accountant, Keith Clarke, was killed says more than 60 firearms were handed in for ballistic testing following the incident.
The policeman’s statement was read out in court on Monday as the trial continues for three Jamaica Defence Force, JDF, soldiers charged with murdering Clarke inside his home in St. Andrew in 2010.
Daina Davy reports.
Keith Clarke was killed during a military operation on May 27, 2010 at his home at Upper Kirkland Heights in St. Andrew. The operation was in search of then-fugitive, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.
Three JDF soldiers, Lance Corporal Greg Tinglin, Corporal Odel Buckley, and Private Arnold Henry, have been on trial for the murder since May 14 this year.
In Monday’s sitting, details of the detective sergeant’s statement were read out in the Home Circuit Court.
The policeman said at the time of Clarke’s murder, he was attached to the JCF’s Bureau of Special Investigations.
Upon visiting the crime scene, the detective sergeant said the house was riddled with what appeared to be bullet holes.
The detective sergeant said he also observed Clarke’s body in the master bedroom.
He said Clarke’s body was then transported to Madden’s funeral home for a postmortem examination.
In June 2010, the policeman said he visited the JDF’s Up Park camp, where he was shown several firearms in a pickup truck.
The cache of firearms includes 33 rifles, 29 pistols, and two other guns.
The detective sergeant said the hands of JDF soldiers involved in the shooting were also swabbed for testing.
The trial will resume on Tuesday morning.
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