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Jury told to enter Not Guilty verdict for Police officer charged for Breach of Trust

- Police Sergeant Lenroy Samuel also freed of the charge of Obstructing the Course of Justice
Lenroy Samuel outside the High Court on December 3, 2024, after being found Not Guilty of 2 charges against him. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A police officer charged for Breach of Trust and Obstructing the Course of Justice since 2021 was today, December 3, 2024, freed of the charges after High Court Judge Stanley John instructed the jury to return a Not Guilty verdict.

Justice John’s decision came following a preliminary hearing where Lenroy Samuel’s attorney Stephen R. Daniel argued that warrants and evidence against his client were improperly obtained by police.

Daniel told the judge that police erred when they obtained warrants to cease Samuel's phone and collect data from a telecommunications provider, including CCTV footage, from the Magistrate’s Court instead of the High Court.

Against this argument being upheld by Justice John, the prosecution led by Senior Crown Counsel Sherman MacNicols said the case could not continue without two key witnesses who would be struck out due to the inadmissible evidence.

Justice John then ordered the jury to return a Not Guilty verdict on both charges against Mr Samuel.

7 Responses to “Jury told to enter Not Guilty verdict for Police officer charged for Breach of Trust”

  • What!? (03/12/2024, 14:52) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    What kind of poppy show idiot law enforcement we got here buddy you telling me this is your job and you can’t even gather evidence in a way that it can actually be useful to your case? Whoever do that retarded s**t need to also be under investigation.
  • Locals pay attention (03/12/2024, 14:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is wha yo call one islandman looking out foh deh next
  • Lawsuit (03/12/2024, 15:09) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Smell lawsuit
  • mad max (03/12/2024, 15:32) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Police are inept. Prosecutors are inept.

    And the guilty walk free!
  • fishy (03/12/2024, 15:33) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    The police erred. What about the magistrate that signed the document? None to say come out.
  • Ho ho ho (03/12/2024, 16:28) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    That does not mean they the offence was not committed time will tell
  • hmm (03/12/2024, 16:55) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Some people do not need to be working as police!


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