ST. JOHNS, Antigua — Shawn Mussington, the person discovered responsible of murdering a Jamaican hairdresser with whom he had a relationship, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail.
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He was sentenced within the Excessive Courtroom on Tuesday, months after being convicted of the capital offence following a jury trial in March. The decide ordered that the sentence be reviewed after Mussington has served 20 years.
Mussington was charged with the brutal killing of his former accomplice, Simone Whyte-Barrington—an offence which occurred on November 14, 2020.
Throughout the week-long trial, the prosecution led proof exhibiting that Mussington was unable to recover from his breakup with Whyte-Barrington. The prosecution portrayed Mussington as a stalker, describing his actions as a cowardly sneak assault. The Crown additionally argued that he was obsessed together with her and refused to let go, in the end turning into harmful.
Whyte-Barrington was stabbed within the chest with a knife throughout a gathering. It was reported that Mussington had been monitoring her actions on the night time of the incident earlier than grabbing her as she handed him and inflicting the deadly wound.
The Jamaican hairdresser died on the scene.
