LIONEL THOMAS, WHO is accused of killing Cement Company supervisor Wayne Clarke, was denied bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Antonnette Haughton-Cardenas, who represents Thomas, filed a bail application indicating that the evidence against her client was merely that he was seen walking with a green piece of iron, which according to the autopsy report, is not the murder weapon.
She said according to the post-mortem, Clarke was stabbed and strangled to death. She said that the motive was not sufficient and was based on hearsay, as it is said that the men did not get along.
However, the Crown said their investigations were not yet finished and were still being carried out. In addition they alleged that Thomas, who is a also an employee at the Cement Company, was resentful of Clarke because he had to check his entries made to the stock registry and he sometimes made changes to those records.
CLOTHING REMOVED
The Crown also noted that they went to the accused's house where some things were removed, including clothing. The Crown said these items were still at the forensic laboratory being analysed and this was critical to the case.
Haughton-Cardenas pointed out that the accused turned himself in to the police at the end of October and has been in custody since then. She urged the defence to complete their investigations so that her client could either be granted bail or face trial.
Allegations are that Clarke went missing from the packing plant at the cement company at 12:05 a.m. on October 29. A search was launched and Clarke's blood-stained sneakers were found by the sea.
His body was later found floating in the water along the Palisadoes main road, near the Gypsum Company.
Subsequent investigations lead police to Thomas, who is being accused of the murder. He is to return to court on January 3 when the case will again be mentioned.
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