Dwight Da Silva, the man accused of killing Kaneville businessman Barbot Paul, was yesterday found not guilty.
Justice Roxane George in the High Court upheld a no-case submission made by Da Silva’s lawyer, George Thomas. Da Silva did not leave the court a free man, however, since he has another pending matter before the court. Justice George told Da Silva that he was extremely fortunate, since there was a big gap in the investigations conducted by the police and the prosecution was not at fault for the investigators’ poor work.
Paul, an outspoken fighter against crime, was shot dead at Kaneville by