(CNS): Four years after a couple suffered a harrowing armed home invasion at their house in Patrick’s Island, Shane Connor (44) from George Town is the fourth man to go on trial charged with the crime. Connor has denied having anything to do with the aggravated burglary and the other associated crimes as he maintains he was in East End at the time.
As the crown opened the case Monday, prosecutor Scott Wainwright outlined the evidence that supports the allegation that Connor was the fourth man in this violent crime. He said traces of Connor’s DNA were found on a glove that police recovered when they tracked a bag of loot from the crime that had been hidden by the robbers.
Wainwright told the jury that phone records put Connor in George Town that night and not East End, while WhatsApp messages between him and Elmer Wright, who has already been convicted of the crime, were also incriminating.
He said the messages show discussions between the men about the carelessness of Caine Thomas, who was the first of the men to be arrested, and how they would share up the proceeds of the burglary, cutting him out. Wainwright also revealed that Thomas said he was recruited into the criminal enterprise by Wright and Connor and that he would be giving evidence during the trial to support that allegation.
Caine Thomas’ brother, Nikel, has also already admitted his involvement in the case, which police say was acting as a “lookout”. His home overlooks the airport with a clear view of the...
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