Shop-owner murder accused not placed at crime scene, says lawyer

Rambarran Singh

Despite his statement to police, accused Keith Doris was never placed by the main witness at the scene of the murder of Rambarran Singh, his lawyer told a jury yesterday.

As closing arguments were presented before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes, Doris’ lawyer George Thomas said that Singh’s son, Rajendra Singh, did not identify his client as one of the three men who assaulted and robbed them, resulting in his father’s death. State Prosecutor Prithima Kissoon, however, noted that Doris, in his statement to the police, admitted that he was present during the robbery, saying that he was going “pon a wuk.”

Doris had previously testified that he