THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all.
The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips with the fact that he could be spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
His eyes were reddened, and as reality sank in, he stared blankly.
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| A man hoists a Vybz Kartel poster amidst a crowd of the deejay’s supporters on Barry Street, downtown Kingston across from the Supreme Court yesterday, hours before Kartel and three of his co-accused were found guilty of murder. (PHOTO: KARL MCLARTY) |
He has already been locked away for close to three years. Sitting beside him was co-accused Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell. He, too, seemed as if the wind was thumped out of him, even as he tried to show a brave face. However, his pain was evident.
As the jury foreman stood and read out the verdicts at the prompting of the court registrar, Kahira Jones bowed his head slightly while Andre 'Mad Suss' St John maintained the poker-faced look he carried throughout the trial. Both co-accused were also found guilty of murder.
In contrast, Shane Williams, who was found not guilty, was obviously relieved but still seemed to hurt for his friends who were taken back to New Horizon Adult Remand Centre without him.
"Mr Williams, the jury having not found you guilty, the charge against you has been dropped. You may go," Justice Lennox Campbell told the young man.
An elated Everton Dewar, who represented Williams and maintained his innocence throughout the gruelling 65-day trial, said justice had been done for his client.
"My client has been in custody for 30 months and has finally got some justice. He needs some psychological treatment due to the time he spent behind bars," Dewar said.
The jurors voted 10 to one in his client's favour but found the other four accused guilty by the
same margin. more
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