Court clears Valencia man in murder case over lack of evidence

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May 9, 2026

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A 34-year-old man from Valencia has been freed of murdering a fellow resident after an alleged witness to the crime refused to testify.

Lincoln Edwards, of Emon Lane, Valencia, was acquitted at the end of his judge-alone trial before Justice Sherene Murray-Bailey on Thursday.

Edwards was accused of murdering 52-year-old Lawrence Wayne Lopez.

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