Pathologist: Moore died from gunshot wounds to chest

A pathologist told a 12-member jury that 30-year-old Roger Moore died from haemorrhage and shock caused by gunshot injuries to the chest as the murder trial of two St John men continued in the No. 3 Supreme Court on Thursday.

Specialist in pathology Dr Stephen Jones told the court that Moore died due to haemorrhage and shock resulting from gunshot injuries to the chest.

He was giving evidence at the trial of Gabriel Shando Hayde, of Colleton, and Dontai Harding, of Sargeant Street, both of St John, who have pleaded not guilty to murdering Moore of Bath Land, St John, on August 18, 2020.

The pathologist testified that Moore had been shot three times — twice in the chest and once in the left eye — and that all of the shots had entered the front of the body and exited through the back.

He explained that the two chest wounds had damaged Moore’s lung and heart.

Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Krystal Delaney and State Counsel Anastacia McMeo-Boyce represent the State. Angella Mitchell-Gittens SC represents Harding, while defence attorney Safiya Moore appears for Hayde. 

Justice Carlisle Greaves is presiding over the trial, which continues on Friday.