Linden woman cleared of malicious damage to property charge

Fifty-three-year-old Judy Wilson of Lot 28 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward, Linden walked out of the Linden Magistrate’s Court a free woman on Tuesday after being cleared of the offence of malicious damage to property.
It was alleged that on December 27, 2017, she unlawfully and maliciously damaged a dining table valued $140,000, a 20-inch Premier television valued $130,000, a sofa chair which cost $165,000, and electrical appliances, all to a total value of $923,000, and all property of Shelly Boston.
Magistrate Clive Nurse, in delivering the court’s decision, noted that the prosecution failed to provide essential elements of the case, including evidence that it was no other person than Judy Wilson who placed the items outside, causing them to be damaged. He added that the prosecution also failed to prove that the items were indeed damaged.
He therefore told Wilson that the case was dismissed, rendering her free to go.