Justice · 3 min read · Published 27 Oct 2026
Jury Acquits Security Guard in Rape Case
By the Luk It Hyah newsdesk · Sources · Reporting disclaimer
The Short
A nine-member jury found security guard Malachi Nurse not guilty of rape after a trial in Port of Spain. The Guardian reported the verdict and the competing evidence presented in court; the complainant is not identified here.
Related public figures: Nalini Singh
The Full Story
The Guardian reports that a jury unanimously acquitted Malachi Nurse last Thursday after deliberating for almost two hours. The case concerned an alleged assault at staff accommodation in Arima. Nurse denied wrongdoing. The central outcome is the not-guilty verdict; it should not be described as a conviction, a pending charge or a finding that the complainant fabricated her account.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 27 Oct, p11 ↗
At trial, prosecutors presented the complainant’s account and messages sent after the incident. Defence lawyers challenged the reliability of limited motion-frame CCTV and pointed to DNA samples whose results were not presented. The jury heard those disputes and returned its verdict before Justice Nalini Singh. The newspaper account does not provide written reasons from the jury, and it does not justify an independent claim about precisely which piece of evidence determined the result.
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