THE fireman murder trial currently being heard at the Berbice Assizes was adjourned to Thursday, after a juror on the 12- member jury panel was involved in an accident and had to be hospitalised.

The forced postponement which was granted by Justice Brassington Reynolds , resulted in the return of
Government Pathologist Dr Vivikenand Brijmohan, who had been slated to testify for the prosecution on Monday.

On trial are Hallman Hunte and Sohan Busjit, who allegedly killed Delon Collins on December 24, 2011 at Alness Village, Corentyne.
In her evidence in chief, Nadine Crawford recounted that she had known her fiancé, Delon Collins, three months prior to him meeting his demise on Christmas Eve.
Together with her three children, and her mother, the witness, lived with Collins at her home at Lot 21 Alness Village.
It was at 20:45hrs, moments before Christmas, when the couple along with the children, left the home for Rose Hall Town in motor car PMM 5332, which was driven by Collins.
Whilst at the Rose Hall township, they went sight- seeing and conducted last- minute shopping , before stopping at Spready’s Snackette at Port Mourant, before returning home at 2300hrs.
‘The now deceased stopped the car in the driveway, allowing the children to exit the back seat. I gave Joshua Crawford, my son, the key to open the northern gate and the door to the garage. As the door was opened the now deceased drove into the garage, whilst I remained seated in the front seat. I then turned to pick items from the back seat, when I heard a scream. It was from one of my girls; I did not know which one. I spoke to the now deceased before exiting the car.”
According to the witness, who incidentally is a Probation and Welfare Officer, she recalled being on the second stairs when she was confronted by a short East Indian male, who was armed with a gun.
‘He held my throat. He was demanding that I lie down. He stripped me of my gold chain valued $32,000, a pair of gold earrings valued $7000, and I gave him a silver ring, which cost $3000. It was not the first time I saw the man who took off my jewels .I saw him twice. Once when I was working at the Guyana Prison Service. I heard the car door slam and I saw the now deceased. I heard what appeared to be a gunshot. The gunman was demanding more jewellery and money. I shouted for my son to bring my purse, which had $17,000 and my bank card. The short East Indian guy took my purse.”
Further, the witness said, another masked individual was pointing a gun to the right side of her temple as the East Indian man took her purse.
“Afterwards, the masked man was searching the car and thereafter signalled the East Indian male for them to leave.
“I then turned my attention to the garage, where I saw Delon Collins lying facing east. I ran to him. I touched him, but he was motionless. Water was thrown on Delon Collins, then I saw what appeared to be blood coming from his left side .He was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital, where he subsequently died.”
Meanwhile, during her cross -examination by Defence Counsel Ramesh Rajkumar, Presiding Judge Brassington Reynolds noted that he was befuddled with respect to the nautical description of the witness, house, garage, shop and fence.
However, in her response to the other Defence Counsel Horatio Edmonson, the witness said that on the night of the incident she was not wearing her spectacles.
She said two weeks before the incident, she saw Sohan Busjit in the prison yard and at that time she was wearing her eyeglasses.
Nevertheless, Ms Crawford related that she did not know who had shot the deceased, as he was shot outside the garage.