Murder charges against 28-year-old Andre Arthurs ended in an acquittal today after Justice Nigel Pilgrim found him not guilty of the March 8, 2025 killing of Mark Usher Jr. in Belize City.
The prosecution alleged that Usher was fatally shot while walking home near the corner of Jabiru and Faber's Road.
Although the judge found a key prosecution witness to be credible, he ruled that the police identification procedure used to link Arthurs to the crime was unreliable.
Arthurs was acquitted based on that and released from custody. Here's how his attorney Simeon Sampson outside of court who explained further:
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