Scuffle over Vybz Kartel

Vybz Kartel on RHS

KINGSTON (Observer): A heated verbal clash between the prosecution and defense attorneys representing embattled Deejay Vybz Kartel caused a short adjournment in the murder trial now underway in the Home Circuit Court.

The adjournment was requested by the prosecuting attorney who informed the court that she was not in possession of the case file and was not aware that Kartel had been previously offered bail in the sum of $3 million.

The heated exchange started when Kartel's attorney Christian Tavares-Finson, requested a bail extension for his client.

Kartel and his two co-accused, Nigel Thompson and Lenburgh McDonald, are charged with the murder of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan who was shot dead while standing among a group of persons in Gregory Park, St Catherine last year.

Kartel was offered bail in December last year.