{"id":114532,"date":"2020-08-02T10:22:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=114532"},"modified":"2020-08-02T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:22:07","slug":"jamaica-man-freed-of-murder-charge-after-100-court-appearances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/jamaica-man-freed-of-murder-charge-after-100-court-appearances\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMAICA: Man freed of murder charge after 100 court appearances"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It took 13 years and at least 94 court appearances before 10 judges and four prosecutors before\u00a0a murder case against Lynford Allen was tossed for lack of evidence.<\/p>

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It\u2019s a situation Justice Minister Delroy Chuck admits should not have happened.<\/p>\n

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Allen, who describes himself as a country boy who came to town seeking to join the army, believes he fell victim to the police\u2019s desire to convict someone for the 2005 murder of 28-year-old financial analyst Jaime Lue.<\/p>

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The Crown alleged that Lue was abducted in the Constant Spring area in December 2005 and taken to Grants Pen, St Andrew, where he was forced to give up the PIN numbers for his debit cards. Withdrawals were then made from automated machines at several banks.<\/p>

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