The trial of Louis Lancaster, who is accused of murdering a taxi-driver, began yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.
Lancaster is accused of killing Vibert Assanah on October 26, 2008, on Bent Street, between Hardina and Haley streets.
It is alleged that Lancaster and a male accomplice murdered Assanah, who was an ex-police officer, of 40 Ptolemy Street, Melanie Damishana, by stabbing him in the shoulder with a knife that punctured a major artery.
Lancaster, 35, of Fifth Street, Alberttown is represented by defence counsel Peter Hugh. Prosecutors Konyo Thompson and Dhanika Singh, who are leading the state’s case, presented four witnesses to the court in yesterday’s session.
The case will continue today.