THEIL Ogle, who was on trial at the High Court in Demerara for the 2020 murder of 50-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) labourer Mark Burkett, was recently found not guilty.

Ogle, who was represented by defence attorney Kiswana Jefford, was on trial for the murder of Burkett, which took place on January 18, 2020, at Kaneville.

He, however, walked out of the court a free man after a mixed 12-member jury found him not guilty of both the capital offence of murder and the lesser count of manslaughter.
Justice Jo Ann Barlow presided over Ogle’s trial. The state’s case was presented by State Counsel Marisa Edwards and State Counsel Taneisha Saygon.
Burkett’s battered body was found in a clump of bushes on an unoccupied house lot. It was reported that he was found dead after a confrontation with two men.