Justice Marjorie Cole-Smith began her summation to the jury yesterday at the murder trial of 59-year-old People's National Party (PNP) activist Milton 'Tony' Welsh.

Welsh, a contractor, of Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, has been on trial in the Home Circuit Court since last week Monday.

He is on trial for the murder of 22-year-old Damion Hussey, of Golden Spring, St. Andrew.

The Crown, represented by Crown Counsel Stephanie Jackson-Haisley, Dirk Harrison and Jeremy Taylor, led evidence at the trial that Welsh stabbed Hussey in the chest .

Hussey was stabbed on January 15 when a bus transporting supporters from the presidential rally for Dr. Peter Phillips was stoned at Golden Spring. Men got off the bus to find out who had stoned the vehicle. Some of the men entered Hussey's yard. Hussey came out of his house to enquire what was happening and was stabbed.

knows nothing

Welsh, who is a Rastafarian, said in his defence that he knew nothing about the incident. He said he went to his home at Bull Bay after the rally.

In his address to the jury, K. D. Knight, Q.C., one of the five lawyers representing Welsh, told the jury that the wrong man was before the court for Hussey's murder. The other lawyers representing Welsh are Norman Linton, Q.C., Diane Jobson, Bert Samuels and Akalia Anderson.

The judge told the 12-member jury that the issue in the case was one of identification.

She will continue her summation when the trial is resumed on Monday.