POLICE Lance Corporal Kristoff De Nobrega, indicted for the capital offence of murder, is awaiting Justice Gino Persaud’s ruling on a no-case submission at the High Court in Demerara.
The decision is scheduled for Thursday at 10:00hrs.
De Nobrega, 24, represented by attorney George Thomas, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus, who was fatally shot on June 10, 2022, at Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
With the prosecution having closed its case, the defence, in a no-case submission, contended that the evidence presented was insufficient to sustain a conviction.
The police reported that Bacchus, a father of one, was shot and killed during a police operation in Haslington. According to investigators, the incident occurred during an exchange of gunfire after Bacchus allegedly attempted to flee while armed.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy confirmed that Bacchus died from multiple gunshot wounds.