But the five-man, three-woman jury did not name the person or persons responsible for beating the 38-year-old man to death more than three years ago.

And Crown counsel Nicole Stoneham could not comment on what steps might be taken to bring Mr. Sherlock's killer or killers to justice.

Mr. Sherlock was found lying in a pool of blood in the Dundonald Street car park by a woman during the early hours of the morning on May 20, 1994. He was rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital suffering from stab wounds and head injuries. Yesterday the Coroner's jury determined that Mr. Sherlock died as a result of head injuries inflicted by heavy blows. Heavy blood loss resulting from stab wounds were deemed to contribute to Mr. Sherlock's death.

The jury was empanelled last week Wednesday to will determine how, when and where Brian Sherlock met his death. During the week-long inquest juror's heard that Mr. Sherlock fell victim to a "violent and sustained'' assault.

Sherlock `murdered' In the assault his skull was fractured by heavy blows. Three conflicting accounts were also put forth to the jury in a bid to shed light on the circumstances allegedly surrounding the murder.

One account, reportedly given to Police by Paco Fubler, implicated three men -- Mr. Fubler, Damion Smith and Michael Robinson -- in Mr. Sherlock's death.

During a Police statement, Mr. Fubler claimed that Mr. Smith picked up a stick and broke it into three pieces, so each man had a length.

Mr. Fubler said all three men used the sticks to beat Mr. Sherlock after they spotted him lying in the car park. A second version, put forth by Mr. Smith's cousin, Sean Smith, focused the blame on Mr. Fubler and Mr. Robinson.

In a Police witness statement Sean Smith claimed that his relative spoke to him on the morning of May 20, 1994, about Mr. Sherlock's death. Sean Smith told Police that his cousin said he got Mr. Fubler and Mr. Robinson to do in Mr. Sherlock. And he claimed that his cousin told him that he did not personally attack Mr. Sherlock.

But on the witness stand last week Sean Smith claimed that his witness statement was untrue.

A third story, reportedly put forth by Mr. Robinson suggested that he was an innocent party who was just in the "wrong place at the wrong time''.

He alleged that Mr. Smith brought up the idea of killing someone and that the victim should be the first person they saw.

Mr. Robinson told Police that the three got their weapons from a pile of trash at the junction of Elliot and Princess Streets. He alleged that Mr. Smith and Mr. Fubler beat Mr. Sherlock in the head while he watched -- doing nothing to stop the attack.