Evidence weak, accused murderer acquitted

A man accused of murder will sleep at home tonight after living on remand for almost two years in Hattieville Prison. Today, twenty-four year old Charles Hinds was acquitted of the January 2005 murder of then twenty year old Arthur Crawford, who was fatally shot on Central American Boulevard. Although witnesses claimed to have heard Hinds make incriminating remarks, his attorney, Michael Peyrefitte, told the court that it amounted to hearsay and thus is not sufficient evidence. None of the witnesses called claimed to actually see the killing. Justice Troadio Gonzalez agreed with Peyrefitte’s no case submission and instructed the jury to find Hinds not guilty.