KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Mario Deane case continued in the Westmoreland Circuit Court where a retired forensic pathologist who performed a September 2, 2014 post-mortem examination on Mario Deane proceeded with his damning evidence in chief on Tuesday.

The pathologist, who initially took the stand virtually via Zoom on Monday, concluded his presentation on Tuesday where he told the court that some 19 external injuries were observed on the body of Deane.

There were fatal injuries to Dean’s vital internal organs.

Three cops — Corporal Elaine Stewart, and constables Juliana Clevon and Marlon Grant — are all charged with manslaughter, perverting the course of justice, and misconduct in a public office in connection with Deane’s death.

The allegations are that Deane was arrested for possession of a ganja spliff and placed in custody, where he was brutally beaten on August 3, 2014. He received severe injuries to his brain, which left him in a coma. He died three days later at Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James.

It is alleged that the three cops were on duty at the police station when Deane was beaten. It is further alleged that Corporal Stewart instructed that the cell in which the attack took place be cleaned before the arrival of investigators from the Independent Commission of Investigations.

The case has been adjourned until Monday, March 31 at 10:00 am.

— Anthony Lewis