Accused not guilty in Kaneville businessman’s murder

Dwight Da Silva

Dwight Da Silva, the man accused of killing Kaneville businessman Barbot Paul, was today found not guilty.

Justice Roxane George in the High Court upheld a no-case submission made by Da Silva’s lawyer, George Thomas. Justice George told Da Silva that he was extremely fortunate, since there was a big gap in the investigations conducted by the police and the prosecution was not at fault for the investigators’ poor work. Despite the verdict, Da Silva did not leave the court a free man