AFTER almost four hours of deliberations, the jury was unable to arrive at a verdict in the murder trial of Alexis Turpin and her lover, Sterfon Barlow.
The two are accused of murdering Turpin’s reputed husband.
On Wednesday evening, despite further direction from trial judge, Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court, the 12-member jury could not arrive at a verdict.

Given this development, they will have to be retried at the next practical sitting of the Demerara Assizes and will remain on remand.
Turpin and Barlow have both pleaded not guilty to killing Sherwin Johnson on July 2, 2017 in Georgetown.
According to reports, Turpin has a child with Johnson, and the three had lived together in Lodge.
On July 2, 2017, Johnson reportedly got home early from work and caught Turpin “red-handed” in bed with Barlow.
A confrontation ensued and it is alleged that Turpin and Barlow reportedly attacked Johnson and dealt him several lashes about his body. She then allegedly armed herself with a crowbar and stabbed Johnson several times. Johnson was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he later died.