Ex-PNP MP Jolyan Silvera renews push for bail in Court of Appeal next week
Published:Wednesday | March 19, 2025 | 9:06 PM
Former People's National Party (PNP) lawmaker Jolyan Silvera, who is accused of the shooting-murder of his wife in 2023, will make another attempt for bail in the Court of Appeal next week.
A hearing has been set for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. before Justice Nicole Foster-Pusey, according to a court schedule released this week.
The bail application will be heard in chambers, which are not typically open to the public.
In May 2024, a judge in the Supreme Court denied Silvera's application for bail.
At the time, his attorney King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie said an appeal was a "live issue."
In February, a judge remanded the 52-year-old businessman for trial on January 12 next year.
Melissa Silvera, 42, was found dead in the couple's home in Stony Hill, St Andrew, on November 10, 2023.
It was first reported that she died in her sleep from natural causes.
However, an autopsy performed three weeks after her death revealed that she had died from gunshot wounds.
Three bullet fragments were found inside her body, leading the police to commence a murder investigation.
Silvera was arrested and charged on January 18, 2024.
He has been in custody since.
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