THE mixed jury at the Demerara Assizes yesterday failed to reach agreement on a verdict in the peacemaker murder trial of accused Carl Bennett.

After the foreman told presiding judge, Mr. Navindra Singh that further directions would not be of assistance to them, the judge discharged the jury and ordered Carl Bennett, the man accused of the murder of Mervin Boston, to face a new trial at the June Criminal Session.
Bennett who had pleaded not guilty was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Nigel Hughes in association with lawyer Miss Kendaise Rodney.
Conducting the case for the prosecution were attorneys Miss Rhondel Weever and Miss Renita Singh.
Forensic Specialist Dr. Nehaul Singh and eyewitnesses Sonia Williams and Renie Williams by way of a deposition were among those who gave evidence at the trial.
The story about how a peacemaker was stabbed to death in 2009 while attempting to part a fight at King Edward & James Street, Albouystown was told to the judge and jury at the Demerara Assizes.
Carl Bennett was on trial for the murder of Mervin Boston on the 24th of October, 2009.
According to the prosecution there was a family brawl on the day in question and Boston turned up and attempted to perform the duties of peacemaker when he was allegedly stabbed to death.
Eyewitness Miss Sonia Williams of 142 Cooper Street, Albouystown, said that she was on the scene and the accused was about six feet away from her when she saw him with a cutlass.
Then she saw a police vehicle and she told them about the matter and the police approached those who were fighting and took them to the station.       She added, “Nothing was blocking my view when the accused was running from the scene with a cutlass.”
“… I was going to collect my son from school at Cooper Street, between James Street & Punt Trench.   I saw Carl Bennett in the middle of the street and he approached me while I was going for my son. He told me that he was in our house last Wednesday and that he would kill all of us.”
The other eyewitness, Rennie Williams had told the magistrate at the Preliminary Inquiry that after peacemaker Mervin Boston received the fatal stab he told the accused Bennett, “You juk me.”