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Vybz Kartel brought to tears in court.
Maybe it was the moving character testimony from his sister Maureen Nelson, or the thought of spending the rest of his life behind bars, but Vybz Kartel was seen wiping tears from his eyes in court.
When Vybz Kartel opened his mouth to speak this is what he said “My Hands Are Clean Of Lizard’s Blood”
But it was not only Kartel alone who wept, his co- accused Andre St. John and Shane Williams also broke down in court while giving unsworn testimony proclaiming their innocence.
The vice principal of the Cumberland High School Maureen Nelson, who is Vybz Kartel’s sister as well was the first defence to take the stand.She gave character testimony telling the court that the deejay grow up in a close-knit family and was the third of six siblings.
Maureen told the court that they went to church every Sunday and they were nicknamed “grill up” because they usually stayed inside.
She added that the deejay is very kind and bought his mother a house and father a car when he made it big as a dancehall artiste.
She goes ahead to tell the court that as a Christian and an educator she did not approved of his tattoos and skin bleaching but accepted it because it is apart of his craft.
Lead prosecution attorney Jeremy Taylor grilled Maureen Nelson under cross-examination asking her about Kartel’s music and his friends.
The trial continues today in the Home Circuit court.
According to authorities, the accused men beat Clive “Lizard” Williams to death on August 16, 2011 at a house in Havendale over two missing illegal guns.
His body has yet to be found.
The trial is expected to be wrapped up next week. If convicted Vybz Kartel and his c-accused could be sentenced to life imprisonment.
