THE debate between the prosecution and defence attorneys on whether a statement from a witness who resides overseas should be admitted into evidence in the murder trial of six policemen came to an end on Wednesday, leaving it up to the judge to now make a ruling.

The ruling is expected from trial judge Sonia Bertram-Linton on Friday, following a day’s break for her to review submissions from both the prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke, and defence attorneys Hugh Wildman, John Jacobs and Althea Grant-Coppin.

On trial for murder in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston are Sergeant Simroy Mott and Corporal Donovan Fullerton, along with constables Andrew Smith, Sheldon Richards, Orandy Rose, and Richard Lynch. Corporal Fullerton is also charged with making a false statement to the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom).