Omeka Henry, who was accused of fatally stabbing her partner Wilkinson Halley, was on Monday afternoon cleared of the charge after Justice Dawn Gregory ruled that there was not enough evidence for the case to have been sent to the jury.
Henry was on trial for manslaughter. The charge against her was that she had unlawfully killed 58-year-old Halley on October 30th, 2006, at Farm, Mahaicony.
At the close of the prosecution’s case, the judge had enquired from State Counsel Orinthia Schmidt and Michael Sharoud whether they believed that they had satisfied all the elements for a charge of manslaughter.
The prosecution had advanced that a prima facie case had been made out.
The court, however, ruled that the evidence was not enough for the case to have been sent to the jury.
Justice Gregory noted that no evidence was presented which negated self defence and accident, which are key ingredients in making out the offence alleged to have been committed.
The unrepresented Henry was subsequently told she was free to go.
Thirteen witnesses were called by the State during the trial.
