The trial of the two men accused of killing a father and his two daughters by setting their home on fire in 2014 was yesterday brought to an end by Justice Brassington Reynolds after what he described as “irregular contact” between an “interested” member of the public and a member of the jury.
As a result, Justice Reynolds informed the two accused, Ganga Kishna and his former employee Avishkar Bissoon, that they would be further remanded and the case would be brought back to court at the earliest possible date. He then informed the 12 members of the jury that they were discharged.
Commencing the proceedings over an hour after its scheduled 9.30 start and following an in-chamber conference with the defence lawyers and prosecutors, Justice Reynolds took to the bench and had an open court private conversation with a young man before giving his reason for halting the matter.
