Complainants to testify in burglary trial

Two complainants are expected to testify in the No. 5 Supreme Court on Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of stealing clothing, jewellery, food and other belongings from their home.

Chad Omar Windell Jordan, of Stewart Hill, St John, is accused of entering the home of Lianne Howard and Mark Clarke on January 3, 2022, and stealing items from both occupants.

The items belonging to Clarke were four pairs of shoes, 20 shirts, three packs of boxer shorts, five watches, a drill, three hams, a bottle of stout and two racks of spare ribs, with a total value of $1 395.

Howard’s items consisted of two bags, a muscle massager, a mobile phone, a speaker, a camera, a chain, two pairs of earrings, a ring, a bracelet and a suitcase, with a total value of $13 606.

Nine jurors have been empanelled to hear evidence in the trial before Justice Pamela Beckles.

State Counsel Tameisha Sobers, who is prosecuting alongside acting Senior State Counsel Maya Kellman, said evidence would show that the occupants had secured the house but later discovered an open sliding door and their belongings missing.

She told the jurors: “You will hear from Constables Cummins and Grant about a statement they say Mr Jordan made when interviewed. The State also expects to put before you a written statement which the officers say Mr Jordan wrote and signed himself.”

Jordan is represented by defence attorney Elan Greenidge.  

(JB)