COME Friday, Justice Navindra Singh is expected to sum up the evidence in the trial of five men who are accused of the 2016 murder of carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt.

Orlando Dickie, Radesh Motie, Diodath Datt, Harri Paul Parsram, and Niran Yacoob are on trial at the Berbice High Court.

The men had denied that between October 31 and November 1, 2016, at Number 70 Village, Berbice, they murdered Narinedatt.

The state is being represented by special prosecutor Latchmie Rahamat and state counsel, Nafeeza Baig.

On Wednesday, the prosecution and defence gave their closing statements, following which the judge adjourned the case until November 4, for his summation.

Following the summing up, the judge will hand over the case to the 12-member jury, who will then retire to consider the verdict.

Police had initially labelled the case a ‘hit-and-run accident’, but Narinedatt’s relatives had always been adamant that the scene was staged by persons known to them.

Reports are that after beating Narinedatt to death, his assailants placed his body into the trunk of a car, and, when they reached a prearranged spot, dumped it on the public road.

They then drove the car over the body to make it look like an accident.