A 24-year-old man recently acquitted of attempting to murder a police officer in 2016 was charged yesterday with trying to kill a woman two months ago.

Shannon Wilson, of Cotton Wood Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt accused of attempting to kill Adena Young on April 1.

But despite the allegation, police did not have Young listed as one of the witnesses—much less the complainant—on the charge sheet, as noted by Wilson’s attorney David Cash.

As a result, Chief Magistrate Ferguson-Pratt noted that if the complainant is not listed on the charge sheet, the offence is “clearly” not made out.

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