CHRISTOPHER Nicholson, alleged victim of wounding and attempted murder committed on March 22, 2005, yesterday refused to give evidence against Kevin Reman, called ‘Mangone’, the man he had earlier alleged had wounded him.

As a consequence, representatives of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had no alternative but to withdraw the charges against the accused at the Demerara Assizes.

Justice Navindra Singh, presiding in the trial, could only direct the jury to return a not-guilty verdict in favour of the accused. This was done.

In giving his evidence under oath yesterday, Nicholson told the prosecutor that he did not wish to give evidence against the accused, and that no-one had induced him or compelled him to so do.