Not guilty verdict in stepfather murder trial; Plaisance girl freed

Abickie Ferguson was yesterday granted the opportunity to begin a new chapter of her life when she was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury in the High Court.

The 12-member mixed jury panel was not swayed by the prosecution witnesses’ evidence that Ferguson had killed her stepfather Glendon Scipio after he spoke to her about a television cord she had pulled out. After spending close to two hours deliberating, the jury returned to the courtroom for further advice on the aspect of manslaughter,