Kelvin Chisholm was yesterday afternoon acquitted of the murder of labourer Nigel Lawson.
After about two hours of deliberations, the 12-member jury returned with unanimous verdicts, acquitting Chisholm on both the capital offence and the lesser charge of manslaughter at the High Court in Georgetown.
After the announcement of the verdicts, Justice Navindra Singh informed a visibly relieved Chisholm that he was free to go.
The judge told the former accused that