Deon Layne, the man charged over the cocaine-laced SSS multi-vitamin tonic that claimed the lives of four persons after they ingested it, is now free after a court found insufficient evidence to prove him guilty.
At yesterday’s ruling, the prosecution relied on its submissions presented last Friday that a prima facie case had been made out against Layne, 34, of HH Freeman Street, East La Penitence, who was charged with having 252 grammes of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking on May 2, 2014.
Prosecutor Vishnu Hunt contended that the evidence showed that Layne had possession, knowledge and control of the illegal drug at the material time.
Additionally, Hunt noted that the witnesses were not discredited during the trial.
