High profile trial of Brannon brothers murder adjourned

The high profile Brannon brothers murder trial has been adjourned until next Tuesday. The case against Taejdron Bennett and Joseph Kee was set to commence in Belmopan this morning in front of Justice Troadio Gonzalez, but was pushed back due to the addition of a new attorney. This morning attorney Michael Peyrefitte notified Justice Gonzalez that he had joined the legal team of the accused which also includes Dickie Bradley and Ellis Arnold. Peyrefitte then asked for an adjournment so that he may become familiar with the case and Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Branker-Taitt offered no objections. Bennett and Kee are accused of fatally shooting Phillip and Kevin Brannon near their parent’s home on Albert Street West. The Brannon brothers, along with their brother Basil and a cousin had just left a concert at the Belize City Centre when they were pursued and shot. Their other brother and the cousin were injured during the shooting and as a result Kee and Bennett were additionally hit with two counts of Attempted Murder. A third man, Ricky Aguilar, was initially charged in connection with the incident, but those charges were later withdrawn.