After spending 11 years in jail on allegations that he killed his son, 61-year-old Frank Gill has been acquitted of all charges.

Gill was charged with murdering his son, Italo James, at a weed field in Moruga in 2007.

According to police reports, James was fatally shot on May 24 that year, in a field off Simon Trace, St Mary’s Village, Moruga.

He succumbed to his injuries on June 4, that year.

Gill was later charged after investigations by police.

According to the case made by the State, James made utterances which identified Gill as the shooter before he died.

However, the case of the defence was that the utterances were false, and that Gill was at a friend’s house on the day his son was fatally shot.

The matter was called before Justice Carla Brown-Antoine at the San Fernando First Criminal Court.

He was represented by attorneys Rekha Ramjit and Jared Ali, while the State was led by attorneys Stacy Laloo-Chong and Shabaana Shah.

After Gill was acquitted, he told members of the media that he intended to sue the State for his incarceration.

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