A MIXED jury of nine women and three men was sworn before Justice Diana Insanally for the murder trial of Terry Kissoon at the Demerara Assizes.The prisoner has been indicted for the unlawful killing of Troy Smith, who was shot dead between July 30 and 31, 2010.

The first witness called on Friday, Emily Hillsll, said she is the mother of a child fathered by Smith.
She testified that she and he used to sleep on the same bed in Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
The woman said one night she was at her gate when she heard the accused say that someone had stolen his motorcycle and that he was going to shoot the person.
She said although the accused did not mention Smith’s name, she told the latter what he had said.
She recalled on July 30, when she awoke, she observed that Smith was not in their bed.
She went to the washroom and while she was returning she heard the sound of a gunshot and, later, saw Smith running to his home in a dazed condition before falling.
She said he eventually got up and began crawling up the stairs, but collapsed on a chair and she and others took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital(GPH).
Under cross-examination by defence counsel George Thomas, the witness admitted that she had given two different accounts about the same incident.
Shown her deposition before the magistrate at the preliminary inquiry (PI), she agreed she did say when she went into the house that night she saw Smith lying on the floor while her testimony to the jury was that he had collapsed on a chair.
Another witness, Police Inspector Mitchell Caesar who assisted in the investigation, said he looked for shells and warheads but could not recall dusting for fingerprints.
He said he had inspected the body and found what appeared to be a gunshot wound in the rib cage on the left side.
State Counsel Dhanika Singh is prosecuting in the case that continues today.
Written By George Barclay