Manslaughter accused says brother attacked him with broken rum bottle

Accused Joseph Kaladin, who is on trial for killing his brother, yesterday testified that it was his brother who attacked him with a broken rum bottle and he in turn only tried to disarm him.

After the close of the prosecution’s case yesterday, Kaladin, who is unrepresented by counsel, opted to lead his defence through unsworn testimony from the prisoner’s dock at the High Court, in Georgetown.

The manslaughter charge against Kaladin states that on November 19, 2010, he unlawfully killed his