In April of 2015, we heard the shocking story of the gunman who stormed into the Curl Thompson Boulevard home of Wendy Lambey and fired 10 shots indiscriminately, hitting two persons and endangering an entire family - including small children as they sat and watched television. Police charged a neighbor, Justin Hyde for 6 counts, including two for attempted murder. It was a really big case, but police seem to have treated it like it was nothing. We say that because the case got thrown out yesterday and Hyde was set free when the police prosecutor could not produce a case file. Inspector Egbert Castillo told the court that he requested Hyde's file from the police many times since 2015, and told them of the urgency in getting it but still no case file was forthcoming.
With that, Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith threw out the 6 counts, and Hyde bolted out of court a free man. He was facing a minimum of 18 years to life imprisonment for the offense of attempted murder alone - not to mention the other charges.
He is currently facing another charge for use of deadly means of harm upon Mark Vernon, back in May. That's the same shooting which led on of his alleged accomplices Zachary Knox to allegedly open fire on Assistant Commissioner Chester Williams.
Justin Hyde is the brother of Troy Hyde who was recently committed to stand trial at the Supreme Court for the murder of George Street figure, Kareem Lopez, aka "Robbery".
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