A verbal spat between the lead prosecutor and her junior on Thursday resulted in an early adjournment of the trial of six policemen charged in connection with the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew.

Lead prosecutor Kathy-Ann Pyke, who is a senior deputy director of public prosecutions, and Cygale Pennant, acting assistant director of public prosecutions, reportedly had an argument inside and outside the courtroom during the lunch break over issues relating to the trial.

Prior to the break, Pennant had been leading evidence from a government forensic officer who analysed DNA profiles obtained from blood, bone, flesh, and T-shirt samples collected at the incident scene and from the vehicle in which the three deceased men had been travelling.