Jolyan Silvera returns to court April 11

Jolyan Silvera, the former member of parliament who is charged with the murder of his wife, is to return to court on April 11, where a bail application will be made on his behalf. 

He has been ordered remanded until that time.

The date was scheduled by Justice Vinette Graham Allen who for the second time opted not to allow the media inside the courtroom. 

Melissa, 42, was murdered at her Stony Hill, St Andrew, home.

Initial reports had indicated that Melissa died in her sleep on November 10 of natural cause, a month shy of her eighth wedding anniversary. 

An autopsy performed three weeks after her death unearthed at least three bullet fragments in her body.

This prompted the police to upgrade the probe to a murder investigation.

- Tanesha Mundle

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