Attorneys representing the six policemen on trial for murder on Wednesday argued that the apartment complex where Agriculture Minister Floyd Green lived in 2013 is not part of the evidence in the case and that its current occupants are not witnesses.

The issue arose after prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke objected to defence attorney Hugh Wildman’s cross-examination of an Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) officer. Wildman questioned the officer about previous visits to the apartment, his recent attempt to gain access for a follow-up visit and whether he had been communicating with Pyke while giving evidence.

The officer acknowledged that he had sought permission on Monday to re-enter the apartment but said he did not do so at Pyke’s direction. He also insisted he had not spoken with the prosecutor since taking the witness stand, although he confirmed they had visited the location together before his testimony.