Uncle found not guilty of Haslington toddler’s murder

Kevin Rankin, the man accused of sodomising and murdering his two-year old niece, was yesterday acquitted of the charge after a 12-member jury found him not guilty.

After deliberating for more than two hours at the High Court in Georgetown, the jury return and delivered a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Upon hearing this, a visibly-relieved Rankin threw his hands up in celebration, which was compounded by cries of joy expressed by his