The second accused charged with the 2008 murder of Melissa Payne was yesterday freed after a jury returned a not guilty verdict.
Sylvester Vanderhyden was found not guilty of the murder following a High Court trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow. Following deliberations, the jury that was selected to hear the case returned with a not guilty verdict yesterday afternoon.
Vanderhyden, who had pleaded not guilty, was charged with murdering Payne on November 6, 2008 at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.
