Judge directs acquittal in car theft case

Fri, Oct 24th 2014, 12:08 AM

A judge yesterday directed an acquittal in the case of a man accused of taking a car in an armed robbery.
When the Crown opened its case on Tuesday, prosecutors said that Sheron Thompson robbed Dwight Dean of a 2006 Honda Accord on October 28, 2012 outside his girlfriend's home.
Police recovered the car at an auto body repair shop on November 22, 2012.
But the prosecution's case collapsed when the auto body repairman who picked out Thompson during an identification parade said he was drunk when he made the identification.
The car was in the process of being painted when police recovered it from the repair shop.
The prosecution closed its case yesterday without offering any further evidence.
Dean was unable to identify the assailant, who patted him down and took his wallet, which contained $150 and personal items when he pulled up to his girlfriend's home on Bacardi Road.
Tai Pinder represented Thompson. Neil Brathwaite and Sybrena Deleveaux prosecuted.

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