Accused in Plaisance bus driver’s murder said victim, others attacked him with cutlass

Called on to lead a defence in the killing of Plaisance minibus driver Gavin Fiffee, accused Orin Jerrick yesterday relied on a statement he gave to the police in which he said the victim and others had attacked him with a cutlass.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Jerrick, who is on trial in the High Court in Georgetown for the murder of Fiffee.

The allegation against Jerrick is that on July 31, 2014, at the Plaisance bus park, located at the