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And while Calaney Flowers was standing trial before Justice Gonzalez, downstairs, 30 year-old Shane Gillett was standing trial for murder before Justice Adolph Lucas. He’s accused of killing Samuel Price, the 84 year-old brother of National Hero George Price. 

Samuel Price’s body was found inside his home at mile 5 and a half on the Northern Highway. Relatives found him partly immersed in a tub of water; He was beaten to the head and body by an assailant who used a blunt instrument.

Gillett had been on remand awaiting trial which came up this month. The Crown Counsel called 10 witnesses who testified against him. None of those were eye-witness accounts, and the prosecution depended on a confession statement, in which Gillett reportedly confessed to the crime.

Well in his defence today, Gillett took the witness stand and denied that he killed Price. He said that he was beaten and repeatedly tasered by the police to give the caution statement. He said that he was not asked if he wanted to make a phone call, speak to an attorney, a family member and he was not asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink. 

Gillett, in this trial without a jury, is being represented by attorney Leeroy Banner. The Crown is being represented by Crown Counsels Portia Ferguson, Sherigne Rodriguez and Janelle Tillett.