Bartica massacre trial set to continue today as voir dire ends

The main trial of the three men accused of murdering 12 persons at Bartica in 2008, is expected to resume this afternoon, after a voir dire which was being conducted, ended yesterday.

The charge against Mark Royden Williams, Dennis Williams, called ‘Anaconda’, and Roger Simon, is that on February 17, 2008 at Bartica; they murdered Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne, Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Deonarine Singh,