A lawyer who had been retained by murder accused Hakeem Roberto Stuart today told the court he had complained of being beaten while in police custody.That was the evidence of Rasheeda Edwards, who said Stuart requested to be seen by a medical practitioner and this was eventually granted.Edwards was on the witness stand as the murder trial against Stuart continued in the No.3 Supreme Court before Justice Carlisle Greaves.Stuart, 24, of Shelbourne Gap, St Lawrence, Christ Church, is accused of murdering Damian Trotman on March 21, 2019.Under questioning from defense counsel Andrew Pilgrim, KC, Edwards, who works alongside Pilgrim at his law firm Pilgrim and Associates, said she visited Stuart at the District ‘A’ Police Station on March 23, 2019.
