KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police constable and two other men who spent more than 10 years in custody awaiting trial for the 2016 murder of Police Corporal Judith Williams were freed in the Home Circuit Court on Monday.
Police Constable Gladstone Williams, Rohan Smith and Jessie “Pops” Anderson were facing charges including murder, conspiracy to murder, solicitation to murder, illegal possession of firearm and shooting with intent.
When the matter was called on Monday, the prosecution informed the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had entered a nolle prosequi, discontinuing the case. The prosecution indicated that the matter could resume if witnesses are found.
At a previous hearing in July, King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie, who represented Gladstone Williams, criticised the lengthy delay in bringing the matter to trial.
Corporal Williams was shot and killed on April 28, 2016, at a bus stop on Braes Street in Dunkirk, east Kingston. She was reportedly shot six times by two men.
The alleged mastermind was accused of plotting her murder after Corporal Williams took him to court over a car she had given him to repair, which he allegedly sold without permission.
Defence lawyers had repeatedly raised concerns over delays caused by a shortage of courtrooms, difficulties empanelling a jury and an incomplete indictment.
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