Accused hit-man denies hairdresser murder

The fate of Troy Greene, the alleged hit-man in the murder of hairdresser Bibi Saymar, will rest in the hands of a High Court jury today.

Leading his defence yesterday in the prisoner’s dock, Greene told the court that he had no knowledge of the murder and that he was coerced into signing a caution statement that is being used against him at the trial.

Greene was charged with murdering Bibi Saymar at her home in Hague, West Coast Demerara in 2010. Saymar’s husband, Dennis Persaud, was also