Gem George-Eastman, who was accused of murdering her husband by putting poison in his food, was set free yesterday after a no-case submission was upheld by Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.
Justice Singh’s decision came moments after prosecutors Konyo Thompson and Renita Singh closed the state’s case after their main witness, Claudette Forde, was not present to give her testimony. Although they tried to admit Forde’s deposition, this was not permitted by Justice Singh, who said that Forde was the main witness in the trial whose evidence was the only evidence that linked the accused to the crime.
The prosecution’s case was that