Shanice Mahmud, of the Garden Court Crime Team, represented the defendant, DS. Shanice was ably assisted throughout proceedings by Sashon Samuels of Dexter Henry Solicitors.
Shanice Mahmud successfully represented DS, who was charged with armed robbery and aggravated burglary in the alternative, in a multi-handed trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
The Crown alleged that DS, along with four co-defendants, had robbed a cannabis grow in the middle of the night from a residential address in Kent, during which the custodian of the property sustained life-threatening injuries.
The weapon used to inflict those injuries was discovered in a vehicle belonging to DS, which he had driven away from the scene. The Crown’s case relied heavily on CCTV footage, which had placed DS at the scene.
The Defence case, on behalf of DS, required a careful analysis of the CCTV, which, coupled with an unpicking of the police investigation and the calling of DS to give evidence, created a clear dent in the Crown’s case.
The jury unanimously acquitted DS of armed robbery and aggravated burglary.
All other defendants were unanimously convicted of armed robbery.
