Published: 30 March 2017
St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN); Jahmal Heath has been freed of charges of attempted murder and wounding with intent after the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the matter on Thursday (Mar 30).
Heath was charged with the offences in December 2011 when he allegedly shot at and wounded another young man in the Bird Rock area. He was represented by defense attorney Dr. Henry Browne QC and his team.
DPP Valston Graham told the magistrate that he was discontinuing the matter as three of the main witnesses who dealt with the identification evidence were police officers at the time but they are no longer with the Police Force and appear to be out of the jurisdiction as all efforts to locate them proved futile.
The DPP said the offence took place in 2011 and it is now 2017, therefore the unavailability of the witnesses meant he had no choice but to discontinue the prosecution. He asked that the accused be discharged, which the judge granted
