THE jury in the Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Trevor Anderson has ruled that Special Constable Dwayne Hoilette is to be charged with manslaughter.

This inquest lasted more than three and a half years and begins the next chapter in the search for justice for the death of Trevor in March 2007 according to human rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ).

"Trevor Anderson was shot under very controversial circumstances in March 2007.  Eyewitnesses and family have always maintained that Trevor was shot in his car by police for no obvious reason after stopping to purchase a drink at a roadside stall on Hagley Park Road.  The police story that the gun went off by accident after the policeman was hit down by Trevor was contradicted by evidence from the post mortem and the ballistic analysis of the gun.  The members of the jury, who have been very committed to their duty over the long drawn out course of the inquest, clearly found the police account unbelievable," JFJ said in a media release.

Hoilette will answer to the charge of manslaughter in the Supreme Court.

"Given the long delays to get the matter to this point, JFJ hopes that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will see this case as having high priority and deal with it expeditiously," JFJ said.

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