Voir dire held for Lusignan massacre jury selection

Mark Royden Williams

A mixed jury was empanelled yesterday to preside over the murder trial of the two men accused of the Lusignan massacre after a voir dire was held for the selection of the jurors.

The voir dire was held before Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court to scrutinise each juror, so as to facilitate a fair trial for the accused, James Anthony Hyles, called ‘Sally’ of 70 Friendship, East Coast Demerara and Mark Royden Williams, called Royden Durant or ‘Smallie’ of Uitvlugt,