BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Kimberly Mais said she was not surprised that the man accused of killing her brother, Khajeel, was yesterday freed in what became known as the X6 murder trial. However, she admitted that she was “really disheartened and disappointed”.
“All I can say, I am not surprised, I am not shocked, but I am disappointed. I am living in Jamaica and the justice system needs to be revamped, it is something that [Justice] Minister [Delroy] Chuck needs to look at; he needs to make some changes,” she told the
Jamaica Observer yesterday when contacted following the ruling.
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| Businessman Patrick Powell leaves the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston yesterday after he was freed in the X6 murder case. (Photo: Lionel Rookwood) |
“We didn’t get justice here on Earth, but we will get it on that day,” Mais added. According to the outspoken Mais, she fully supports a call made by former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields for the police to digitally record the statements of key witnesses in high-profile cases to prevent them from recanting.
“It is very disheartening because there were a lot of lies told on the stand; the taxi driver does know my brother, and he does know my family, hence the reason why my brother did go into this taxi,” she said in reference to the testimony given by key witness Wayne Wright, who had denied knowing Mais and his family.
But despite the unfavourable outcome of the case, Mais said she has not given up on the justice system as she is very patriotic and wants to be part of the change. However, she is eager for the process of change to begin.
The disappointment was, however, too much for her parents, Alaina and Noel Mais, to handle as they left the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston without speaking to reporters.
The mother, with a look of dejection, shook her head when asked for a comment, while her husband’s only words were: “Call us in about two weeks.”
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| MAIS.... shot dead in a taxi in 2011 |
The St Andrew businessman, Patrick Powell, 59, who was fingered in the 2011 murder of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais, was freed yesterday after the seven-member jury was directed by Justice Lloyd Hibbert to return a not-guilty verdict on murder and shooting with intent charges.
The prosecution, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Jeremy Taylor, contended that on the night of the incident Mais was travelling in a taxi, which collided with a BMW X6 motor vehicle on Highland Drive in Havendale. It is alleged that the driver of the BMW, whom the prosecution claimed was Powell, got out and fired at the taxi, hitting the boy. more
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