Murder trial due to resume today

Mon, Mar 26th 2012, 11:00 PM

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@ribunemedia.net

FREEPORT - Following a two-day adjournment, the murder trial of Samiko Rigby is expected to resume today.

The trial was adjourned on Friday for a voir dire hearing, which is conducted in the absence of the jury.

Rigby, who is represented by Carlson Shurland, is on trial for murder, armed robbery and burglary.

It is alleged that in the early morning hours of January 7, 2009, the accused was one of three men who shot 32-year-old Erison Tanelus at his apartment in Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock.

According to evidence given at the trial, at around 2am three gunmen forced their way into Apt 5 at Sam Rolle's Apartme ...

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