April 10, 2014
October 13 trial date for soldiers in Keith Clarke killing
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers accused in the shooting death of accountant Keith Clarke are to be tried on October 13.
The case came up for mention Friday, April 11 in the Home Circuit Court when the trial date was set.
Lance corporals Greg Tinglin and Odel Buckley and private Arnold Henry are charged with Clarke’s murder.
Clarke was shot and killed in May 2010 at his Kirkland Heights, St Andrew, home during a search for convicted drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.
Post-mortem reports say that the 63-year-old Clarke was shot 20 times, with the majority of the wounds located on his back.
Keith Clarke was the elder brother of former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Claude Clarke.
