Electrician facing double-murder charge still in court
Published:Thursday | October 9, 2008 | 10:18 AM
The double murder trial of electrician Garland Marriott, 39, of Boone Hall, St Andrew is set to continue today.
He is facing trial for the murder of 79-year-old farmer Almando Warren and his common law wife Clover Robinson, 47, of Fyffes Pen, St Elizabeth.
The trial began on September 17 in the Home Circuit Court.
The Crown, which is mostly relying on circumstantial and scientific evidence, closed its case yesterday.
It is being alleged that Marriott murdered the couple between June 14, 2003 and June 15, 2003 at their home in Fyffes Pen.
Warren was strangled with an electrical cord, which was wrapped several times around his neck, while Robinson was stabbed several times.
The Crown has led evidence that blood matching the DNA profile of the accused was found at the murder scene.
Marriott said in his defence that he was employed to do electrical work at the couple\'s home in April 2003.
He said after he his work was completed he left the premises in April 2003 and went to St Andrew.
He said he did not go back to the premises until the police took him to the couple\'s house in June 2003.