DEFENCE Counsel Mark Waldron yesterday made no-case submissions, in the absence of the jury, on behalf of 25-year-old manslaughter accused, Erica Fredericks.

But Justice James Bovell-Drakes, presiding at the Demerara Assizes, reserved his ruling until Monday.
Fredericks is indicted for unlawfully killing her 24-year-old lover, Keon Adolphus, in First Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown, on November 18, 2007.
State Prosecutor Zamilla Alli is alleging that the woman on trial used more force than was necessary to defend herself against the victim. (George Barclay)