In connection with the death of Nair Khan, a labourer from Bud Street, Line Top, Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, Owen Accra has been acquitted of a manslaughter charge.
Following deliberations on June 25, 2024, a mixed 12-member jury delivered a not-guilty verdict before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court.
The incident in question dates back to February 11, 2018.
The police, in a press release, had said that Khan and Accra were drinking at the latter’s house when an argument erupted. The police said the argument stemmed from the accusation that Khan was having a relationship with Accra’s wife. According to the prosecution’s facts, a fight ensued, resulting Accra attacking and stabbing the now dead man with a knife.
However, Accra’s attorney, Kiswanna Jefford, contended that Khan attacked her client with a knife.
Khan later collapsed and died a short distance away from the scene. Accra had fled after the deadly incident but later surrendered himself in to the police. After a thorough examination of the evidence and testimonies presented, the jury found Accra not guilty of the manslaughter charge. Prosecutors Tanesha Saygon and Marisa Edwards represented the state.