MARK Major, the accused in the Mahaica slaughterhouse murder, who allegedly knifed his cousin, Orin Forde to death in January 2012, will have to face a new trial.

The mixed jury which tried the case before Presiding Judge Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara Assizes, disagreed on a verdict after deliberating for four hours.
Mr. George Thomas defended, while Mrs. Tashana Lake prosecuted.
According to the facts of the case, the accused, Mark Major, and the deceased, Orin Forde, were cousins.
On January 6, 2012, they were arguing at the Mahaica slaughterhouse. In the course of the argument there was a fight. Wilston Forde went to part the fight, when the accused pushed him and stabbed Orin Forde in the chest. Forde later died.
The accused, in a caution statement, said that the deceased was attacking him with a piece of wood and he stabbed him to defend himself.
Chief Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh who performed the post-mortem, gave the cause of death as perforation of the liver.
On the resumption yesterday, Judge Reynolds began his summing-up and did not conclude until 13.00hrs.
The mixed jury, after three hours’ deliberation, returned to the courtroom for further directions in relation to the laws of murder, defence, accident and provocation.
Despite a thorough explanation by the judge, the jury took four hours before acknowledging they could not reach a verdict.
Judge Reynolds thanked them for their service and remanded the accused to prison to await his re-trial at a future session.