Murder accused admits to killing woman while ‘seeing plenty ghosts and jumbie’
In a pivotal moment during her ongoing trial, Brittany Jno-Baptiste, 24, admitted to murdering Wendy Jane Finch, 66, on October 4, 2021, while acknowledging her deteriorating mental state at the time of the incident.
Testifying from the defendant’s dock, Jno-Baptiste offered an account of the events leading to Finch’s death.
She explained that on the night of the murder, she had been experiencing significant psychological distress, including hallucinations.
Diagnosed in 2022 with cannabis-use disorder and cannabis-induced psychotic disorder, she described herself as “seeing plenty ghosts and jumbie” and admitted to police that she “was not in her right head” when the killing occurred.
The sequence of events began with Jno-Baptiste seeking a ride, during which she claimed a taxi driver propositioned her for sex—an allegation the driver denied.
After allegedly parting ways with the driver, she encountered Finch at her home and requested to use a phone. When Finch refused, Jno-Baptiste initially left but subsequently returned through an unlocked gallery door.
In a moment of apparent psychological breakdown, Jno-Baptiste used pliers found in Finch’s living room to inflict fatal injuries.
Pathologist Dr. Lester Simon testified to the extreme violence of the attack, describing extensive lacerations and a skull fracture that exposed brain matter—injuries requiring “tremendous force.”
During her testimony, Jno-Baptiste expressed profound remorse, apologizing to Finch’s family and her own parents.
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