Murdered student Shaundae Winston Jones was an articulate witness who took the stand during the murder trial of Tekle Zion Mallory earlier this year.

The 20-year-old told Supreme Court he had been at Showtime nightclub in Dockyard - now known as Club Malabar - in July 2001 with his friend Everett Jahni Bean before they had made their way to Ice Queen take-away in Paget for food.

Mr. Jones said he believed Jahni Bean had recognised his cousin Quincy Brangman's voice among people arguing and so rushed over to see what was happening.

He said the next he saw was Jahni backing up, away from the crowd of people where the fight had been. He said his friend had an expression on his face as though saying `get off me'.

Moments later, he saw a body drop to the ground - it was the body of young Tekle Mallory. He was later awoken by Jahni tapping on his window, asking to be let in. Mr. Jones told the court: "I noticed he was shock. His clothes looked bloody. He told me there was a fight down at Ice Queen and he went over to see what was going on. He recognised his cousin and was trying to break it up."

The court heard that later that morning, Jahni asked Shaundae to look after his jewellery, and asked him to care for his son if he was to be held in custody. Shaundae said: "I remember him telling me he was going down to the Police station with his father to sort everything out."

Shaundae said he had seen someone shouting at Brangman, but could not see who it was. And he said he did not see who was fighting, and did not see Mr. Mallory when he fell to the ground.

Jahni Bean was acquitted on lack of evidence and Quincy Brangman was acquitted of murder, but sentenced to eight years for wounding Lemuel Weeks, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, during the same incident.