put another in hospital with a fractured jaw, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.

Frederick Norris Lee, 26, of Crisson Avenue, Pembroke denies the carge of manslaughter Jamaican Stanley Barnett, who died as a result of inuries received in the Fenruary 10 fight.

he and Troy Alexander Edwards, 23, of South Road, Paget, both deny doing grievous bodily harm to Roy Berger, also a Jamaican, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Lee is represented by lawyer Mr. Phil Perinchief, and Edwards is represented by Mr. Richard Hector. Crown Counsel Mr. Stephen Harrison appears for the prosecution.

Dr. Philip Jones told Chief Justice the Hon. Mr. Justice Ward and the eight-woman, four-man jury how Mr. Berger was brought in to the emergency room that night incoherent, smelling of alcohol, with a swollen face and fractured jaw.

Dr. Jones said that Mr. Barnett arrived comatose, and a scan revealed that he had massive brain swelling and bruising.

Mr. Barnett died 13 days later in hospital.

Hospital pathologist Dr. John Winwick told the court that during his autopsy of Mr. Barnett there were fractures and lacerations from the back of his head down to the top of his spinal cord. A brain examination revealed bruising, and his diagnosis was death due to skull fracture and brain haemorrhage.

Dr. Winwick said the injuries were consistent with falling on or being hit by a flat surface.

Mr. Berger took the stand and told the court that he had been working at Mr.

Lee's garage on Curving Avenue that day on a car and that Frederick Lee was his brother-in-law.

After 3 p.m., Berger said, he and Barnett went to a house on Cherry Hill Lane for a few drinks. He told the court that they had about four scotches each.

When they left the house, Berger said he and Barnett walked up the hill to Happy Valley Road, where Edwards asked him for $25, and Berger refused.

He said: "I told him to f--- off, and that Barnett was to follow me. They came and knocked us down.'' Berger said he could not remember anything between then and waking up in hospital with a cracked jaw.

He told Mr. Hector that he was going to get on his bike and ride home and he didn't want to lend Lee money because of the way Lee had approached him.

Barnett never attempted to fight the men.

Mr. Hector suggested Edwards was sitting on a wall drinking a soda, and it was Berger who came to borrow money, and threatened to take the money out of Edwards' pocket, which Barnett denied.

Mr. Hector also suggested that Berger had threatened to cut Edwards with a machete, and maim him for the rest of his life, which Berger also denied.

Mr. Perinchief also asked Berger if he was the aggressor. Berger said he wasn't and made efforts to stay away from Edwards because he knew Edwards didn't like him.

Mr. Arnold Ford, of Cherry Hill Lane, testified he was the car owner that Berger had spoken about.

He said: "They had done a job for me, and called to say that they were coming to the house. They had a few drinks, and left in a happy mood.'' He said that he gave Berger a fifth of scotch to take with him.

Mr. Colin Zuill took the stand, and said he was sweeping his yard when he heard the fight. He and several others gathered to watch. He said he heard Edwards and Lee telling Berger and Barnett to leave the scene, and that Berger moved toward Edwards threatening to chop him with a machete.

Zuill said that he saw the peak of Berger's hat brush Edwards' face, and then Edwards began to punch and beat Berger. He said: "They kicked him to hurt him. They put him out.'' Miss Nadia Cox told the court she heard a fight and ran to the scene and saw Edwards pushing Berger. She said that Lee tried to stop the fight, and that Barnett came at him with a bottle. Lee then punched Barnett, she said. Barnett fell and hit his head on the road and wall.