The trial of a teenager accused of a double murder heard just 30 minutes of evidence yesterday before being sent away until Monday.

The jury heard testimony from a Police officer and firefighter who attended a fire at a hut in St. David's just after 5 a.m. on September 21, 2008.

Victim Maxwell Brangman's charred corpse was recovered from the scene after the fire was extinguished.

Firefighter Max Burgess told the jury he and his colleagues used as little water as possible to try to preserve any evidence.

According to prosecutors, Mr. Brangman, 57, and his friend Frederick Gilbert, 53, were murdered in a hut near Black Horse Tavern, where they were sleeping that night.

Darronte Dill, 19, from Fentons Drive Pembroke, is on trial at Supreme Court accused of the killings.

According to prosecutor Rory Field, he played a part in attacking Mr. Brangman, who was hit in the head and face and stabbed four times. He's also said to have been involved in attacking Mr. Gilbert who was stabbed 13 times.

Mr. Field has explained that Dill may have acted with others.

Mr. Brangman's body was subsequently set on fire in the hut. Mr. Gilbert is said to have escaped into the water nearby before dying of injuries sustained in the attack. The jury has heard that the victims were of no fixed abode and were known to sleep in the hut during the summer months.

After hearing about how the fire was put out, the jury was told by Chief Justice Richard Ground that lawyers needed to discuss points of law in their absence. Dill denies murder, and evidence is scheduled to resume on Monday morning.