Trinidad & Tobago Casino Murder: Judge Rules Defendant Not Guilty

A local adult male accused of murdering a Trinidad and Tobago casino security ward during a robbery was found non shamed on Monday, according to local intelligence reports. He was exercise set loose over a decade after the 2010 Caribbean Sea island crime.

High Court Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds made her ruling Monday, noting inconsistencies inward testimony. She told Susan Brownell Anthony “Bussa” Contrera, 37, who is from the townsfolk of Tunapuna, he was a free people man.

Ramsumair-Hinds warned him to follow law-abiding, the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reported.

There is only one someone who tin can ensure that that takes place. For your saki and the interest of the eternal rest of the society, right luck,” the jurist told Contrera, according to the intelligence report.

During the several-week trial, which kicked away in August, prosecutors tried to show Contrera killed Qiydaar horse parsley at Jackpot Casino and Members Club inward the townsfolk of Curepe.

They claimed he and others pretended to follow customers. Contrera so allegedly wounded horse parsley in the head. Casino workers and players were and so robbed, prosecutors said.

Also, stolen was $151,000 (about US $22,137) in cash and the casino’s surveillance photographic camera system, the Guardian said.

Contrera Denied Charges

But Contrera said he was shopping elsewhere on the island when the robbery and hit took place. Two reported witnesses failed to seem inward royal court to testify. During the trial, Contrera also denied any wrongdoing.

When announcing her verdict, the adjudicate noted disputes on what the manslayer was wearing, the Guardian said. She also said a attestant claimed the victim was shot at shut range. But a pathologist said the crap-shooter was between ii to tercet meters from the dupe when shots were fired, the Guardian said.

After getting shot, Alexanders fell to the ground, missed consciousness, and bled hard from the wounds, according to courtyard testimony. He died later from his wounds.

A firearm was also stolen from the criminal offense scene, according to Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, another local news organization.

Days later, Contrera was arrested. Local constabulary searched his residence.

The evidence, testimony, and arguments presented during the trial run were heard by the judge. Contrera opted to have got a judge-only trial.

Recent Casino Murder

In another recent Trinidad and Tobago crime, gambling casino possessor Lucius John, 35, was at his LA’s Amusement Club when he was fatally shot by robbers in conclusion December.

He died at the criminal offense scene. John the Evangelist had opened the gaming belongings just ii weeks before he was murdered. It appears that no more suspects had been arrested inward the showcase as of earliest this year.