Murder retrial for “Two Colour” ends in hung jury for 2nd time

Shortly after 18:00h on Friday, a 12-member jury emerged from deliberations and informed Trial Judge Sandil Kissoon that they were unable to arrive at a verdict in the trial of Lennox Wayne, who was indicted for the capital offence of murder.
Questioned by Justice Kissoon whether further directions would assist them in arriving at a verdict, the jury foreman replied in the negative.
As a result, the Trial Judge declared a hung jury. Accordingly, Wayne, called “Two Colour,” was further remanded to prison to await another trial at the next sitting of the Demerara Assizes.

Dead: Ashmini Harriram

Wayne was indicted for the offence in May 2021. Then, he pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on July 10, 2014, in the county of Demerara, he murdered 19-year-old Lusignan, East Coast Demerara cosmetologist, Ashmini Harriram.
Friday marked the completion of Wayne’s second trial for the offence. He was first indicted for the offence in 2017 before Justice Jo Ann Barlow, who later declared a hung jury after the jury was able to arrive at a unanimous verdict.
Like in his first trial, Wayne was represented in his second trial by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes and associates. Attorneys-at-Law Lisa Cave and Mohamed Ali appeared for the prosecution.

Confessed killer Melroy Doris

The prosecution called a total of 18 witnesses including civilians, a pathologist, and serving and former Police ranks. Wayne’s co-accused, Melroy Doris, 34, a taxi driver, who struck a plea deal, also testified on behalf of the prosecution.
Doris pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Following his guilty plea, Doris, who admitted to being the driver of the getaway car in the teen’s murder, was sentenced to five years in prison by Justice Brassington Reynolds in April 2021.
Harriram, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, was shot and killed in full view of her cousin just after they disembarked a minibus in her community. It was reported that a man emerged from a burgundy motor car and shot her at close range to the head.

Murder accused Lennox Wayne

The gunman then re-entered the motor car which later sped off. Media reports are that Wayne gave Police oral statements detailing his role in the woman’s execution.
On September 8, 2014, Wayne was charged with the teen’s murder and remanded.