4 accused of murdering Matthew D. Daly freed of charge
- Edward Crooke, Dajshon Benjamin, Micah Ormond & K'Vawn Choucoutou were accused of the murder
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) had said in October 2021 that inquiries indicate that Matthew D. Daly was driving in the Spring Ghut area when he was fatally wounded. His body and vehicle were later discovered in the area. Photo: Team of Reporters/File
The bullet-riddled body of Mr Matthew D. Daly was found on the road at Spring Ghut around 1:30pm on September 10, 2020. Photo: Team of Reporters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The four men who were charged on October 13, 2021, for the murder of businessman Matthew Daly on September 10, 2020, were freed of the charge in the High Court today, October 15, 2024.
Edward Crooke, Dajshon Benjamin, Micah Ormond and K'Vawn Choucoutou saw a No-case Submission upheld by Justice Rajiv Persad.
Ormond, Crooke and Choucoutou walked out of the courtroom as free men; however, Benjamin was not allowed to since he is awaiting sentencing on another matter in the Magistrate’s Court.
Ormond was represented by Valarie Stevens-Gordon, Crooke by Stephen R. Daniels, Choucoutou by Valston M. Graham and Benjamin by Michael Maduro.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) had said in October 2021 that inquiries indicate that Daly was driving in the Spring Ghut area when he was fatally wounded. His body and vehicle were later discovered in the area.
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29 Responses to “4 accused of murdering Matthew D. Daly freed of charge”
looking around all the other Nationals in This Territory do not murder each-other or rob they own
Over 100 different Nationals live here and only black folks involve in serious crime
I love seeing dis thanks my people who set my people free. &^%$ the island man police
What year was the last murder case solved?