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Defence attorney Sherfield Bowen will ask the High Court to dismiss the murder charge against Delano Forbes, arguing the prosecution has not presented enough evidence to warrant a defence.<\/p>

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Justice Ann Marie Smith will rule on the no-case submission on Dec. 11. If granted, Forbes will be acquitted of the 2018 killing of post office worker Maurison Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prosecution closed after calling about a dozen witnesses, but key evidence \u2014 including a wallet several witnesses said was found on Forbes when he was captured \u2014 could not be produced in court. Crime scene photos also showed ID cards next to Thomas\u2019s body, raising questions about how they could have been recovered from Forbes later.<\/p>

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A forensic officer admitted to several investigative failures, including not fingerprinting the suspected murder weapon or preparing a crime scene diagram.<\/p>

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Prosecutors argued that an army-coloured hoodie seen on a fleeing suspect matched one found when police arrested Forbes weeks later, along with items identified as Thomas\u2019s. Video footage also showed a man resembling Forbes searching a bag linked to the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes, 31, is also charged in three other murder cases from 2017 and 2018.<\/p>

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