Several Witnesses Have Migrated In The Munga Honorable Case Leading To Delays

The unavailability of witnesses stalled the murder case of dancehall artiste Munga Honorable when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston to answer to murder charges, earlier this week.

The Bad From Mi Born artiste, whose birth name is Damian Rhoden, had his bail extended to June 24 because of these latest developments in the seven year old case. Hence, no new trial date couldn’t be set. Munga and his co-accused Sheridan Gordon are being tried in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Cleveland Smith in Ackee Walk, St. Andrew.

Prominent attorney at law Christopher Townsend believes the case should be dumped. Townsend contends that his client’s constitutional rights had been breached because of the ‘inordinate amount of time’ the case had been languishing before the courts.

“One of our witnesses has moved away cause the Crown had taken a statement from our witness who places Munga at an entirely different place at the same time that the other witness had said he was there…that witness has migrated. Some other police officers who were witnesses in the case have resigned and gone away… it’s been seven years,” Townsend told DancehallMag.

Both defendants’ bail was extended by Justice Leighton Pusey.

According to the police report, Smith was shot dead along Molynes Road, Kingston 20. According to the police report, it is alleged that Smith was accosted by a group of men, one of whom was reportedly armed with a gun, at a dance in the Ackee Walk community of St Andrew. An altercation ensued between them during which Smith was shot. He was then rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.