Accused Rondell Bacchus, who yesterday denied murdering scrap iron dealer Akbar Ali during a robbery in 2008, will likely learn his fate today when his retrial is expected to conclude.
In 2013, Bacchus and former co-accused Andrew Morris were brought before the court to answer to the charge that on July 24, 2008, at Brickdam, they robbed Bibi Rameena Hydar Ali of $2.1 million and fatally shot her husband, Akbar Ali, in the process.
However, the charges against Morris were subsequently withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions due to the lack of evidence, while Bacchus’s first High Court trial ended in a hung jury.
Having heard the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses during the retrial, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday called on Bacchus to lead his defence.
Opting to give unsworn testimony from the prisoners’ dock, Bacchus proclaimed his innocence in the matter,
