Barbara Gayle, Staff Reporter
THE MOTOR car in which the two senior citizens were fatally shot at Flankers, St. James, on the early morning of October 25, 2003, had a total of 91 holes which all appeared to be bullet holes.
Detective Sergeant Neilson Allen, who is a photographer and crime scene technician, made the disclosure yesterday as he testified at the double murder trial in the Home Circuit Court. He said 41 of the bullet holes were to the exterior of the car while the other 50 were to the interior.
He was testifying at the trial of Woman Constable Bibzie Foster, Special Constable Metro McFarlane and constables Kevin Williams, Kadian Smith and Donald Thomas, who are charged with the murder of 63-year-old taxi driver David Bacchas and 63-year-old chef Cecil Brown.
SHOT
The two men were travelling in a motor car in the Red Dirt area of Flankers when they were fatally shot. Police witnesses testified this week that they were greeted with a barrage of gunshots when they went into the area.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Detective Sgt. Allen said he took photographs of the crime scene which included photographs of the motor car as well as two guns, ammunition, damage to a concrete wall and a zinc fence which had what appeared to be bullet holes.
He said the car windows, which were tinted, had been shattered. He said he saw bullet holes in the zinc fence which were fired from outside in and came from the direction of the roadway.
Sgt. Allen said he went to the morgue and took photographs of the two bodies. He said Bacchas' body had a total of 10 gunshot injuries, some of which were to the head. He was about to describe the injuries to the other deceased but defence lawyer Carolyn Reid-Cameron objected on the grounds that Brown was not competent to give that evidence because he was not a doctor.
The trial continues today before Justice Kay Beckford and the 12-member jury.
