Man had a brain injury and amnesia

A registrar on call in the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) gave evidence on Friday as the trial of Daniel Leo St Elmo Gibson and Kyle Devon Connell continued in the No. 3A Supreme Court.

Gibson, 41, and Connell, 31, both residents of Gall Hill, St John are accused of causing serious bodily harm to Kevin Evelyn with intent to do him serious bodily harm, or to maim, disfigure or disable him on June 23, 2020. The two are also charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting serious bodily harm on Evelyn on the same date.

Dr Emil Phillips, a surgical resident but who was the registrar on duty in June 2020, drafted a medical report based on the examination findings of Dr Keimee Lopez, who assessed Evelyn. The examination revealed that Evelyn had sustained traumatic brain injury and experienced retrograde amnesia.

In the ongoing case before Justice Anthony Blackman, several witnesses have already given their testimony.  In his earlier testimony, Evelyn said that he had been involved in a gambling game on June 23. He said that Gibson, who was also involved in the game, was seated to his left, while Connell was positioned behind him. An interaction occurred between Gibson and Evelyn, during which Gibson claimed that Evelyn passed him twice, but Evelyn insisted that it only happened once. Gibson then picked up $1 from in front of Evelyn, but Evelyn retrieved it. It was at this point that the complainant felt blows to the back of his head.

Principal State Counsel Rudolph Burnett and State Counsel Anatascia McMeo-Boyce are the prosecutors in the case. Attorneys Michael Lashley KC, Kellyann Blackman, Sharessa Dottin and Jade Kennedy are representing the accused.

The case continues next week.

(TS)