ST ANN, Jamaica : The trial of former police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne Peart dominates St Ann Circuit Court.....Term-could-be-extended by a week

Tuesday, November 04, 2014 | 6:01 PM    

ST ANN, Jamaica — The four-week term of the St Ann Circuit Court, which should have come to a close this Friday, could be extended into next week to accommodate the completion of a trial currently ongoing in the court.

Justice Courtney Day, the judge presiding over the sitting of an ongoing murder case, told jurors on Tuesday, November 4 that although the circuit court was scheduled to last for four weeks it is likely that they will still be there next week.

The trial of former police constable Jeffrey Peart and his sister Roxanne Peart has dominated this session of the St Ann Circuit Court with the majority of the matters set for this circuit traversed to the next term, starting January, 2015.

On Tuesday, November 4, the prosecution began taking evidence from a government forensic analyst who is a part of a team which collected evidence from a car.

The car forms part of evidence in the 2012 murder of Hanover taxi operator Delroy Frame.

The car, which belonged to girlfriend of the accused Kadena Jarrett, now deceased, was allegedly borrowed on the day of the murder by the accused to visit relatives in Manchester.

The forensic analyst is expected to continue giving evidence this week.

The trial continues on Wednesday, November 5.