Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

The resident magistrate presiding over the Christine Hewitt murder case yesterday told the defence attorney for the accused men that the seriousness of the allegations would not allow for bail to be granted until he had examined the file.

Charged with murder and conspiracy to murder are brothers, David Lloyd Gordon, 29, and 27-year-old Wordsworth Gordon, both of Linstead addresses in St Catherine.

When the case came up for mention in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court, the investigating officer, Detective Inspector Paul Thomas, told the court that on June 29, 2006, about 6:30 p.m., the remains of a female were found in a burnt Toyota Townace along the Freedom main road in St Catherine.

The investigator said that the body was later identified to be that of Christine Hewitt.

He told the court his investigation also revealed that Hewitt had last been seen in the company of David Gordon, her husband.

He continued that the couple was having disagreements and that he had collected a statement from David with regard to his whereabouts. He added that a bloody shirt with the deceased woman's blood and DNA of one of the accused, David, was also collected and sent for testing which resulted in both brothers being charged.

In applying for bail, Michael Deans told the RM that his clients knew they were persons of interest from the start of the investigation, but they did not leave the jurisdiction.

The RM told him, however, that the circumstantial evidence in the case warranted that a closer check be made on the file and until this was done, the accused men would be remanded until April 7, when they again appear in court.