The murder trial of Quaison Jones, who is accused of killing a fish vendor at the Meadowbank wharf in 2011, is scheduled to begin today in the High Court.
A jury was empanelled yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh to preside over the trial. Jones is accused of killing Marlon Greene on January 17 during a fight.
According to reports, both men worked at the wharf and on the day of the murder they got involved in a fight and Greene was stabbed several times to his neck.
Jones is being represented by George Thomas while Senior State Counsel Judith Gildharie-Mursalin is presenting the state’s case.