Conflicting testimonies of Shawn Mussington’s Whereabouts Revealed in Murder Trial

Murder accused Shawn Mussington’s whereabouts after the incident remain unclear after conflicting witness testimony Wednesday.

According to a witness, Mussington claimed to be at Barnes Hill shortly after allegedly stabbing his ex-partner, 45-year-old Simone Whyte-Barrington.

A business owner testified that while at the crime scene, she received a call from Mussington who inquired about what had happened to Simone. When she responded, “You know what you did,” she signaled to a police officer to listen to the conversation.

According to her testimony, when the officer questioned Mussington about his location, he stated he was at Barnes Hill and then allegedly admitted to stabbing Simone.

Another witness, testifying via Zoom from the United States, stated that Mussington arrived at his home on Anchorage Road around 10:10pm that night. According to this witness, Mussington said he had “gotten into a bit of trouble” following a fight with his girlfriend and admitted to stabbing her, but claimed the injury was minor.

According to police testimony, Mussington was later found at a residence on Fort Road. The arresting officer observed him without a shirt, with what appeared to be blood on his upper body and a blood-stained shirt in his lap.

Multiple witnesses claimed Mussington confessed to the crime, with one adding that the accused reportedly stated he was first attacked by the deceased and that he was attempting to live a “Christian life.”

The incident allegedly occurred during a customer appreciation event at a business on Tanner and Market Streets, where Whyte-Barrington worked as a hairdresser. The district doctor who examined the deceased testified that she was pronounced dead at 10:45pm from a stab wound to the chest.

Previous testimony revealed that less than two weeks before the killing, Whyte-Barrington had filed a police report stating that Mussington had threatened to kill her and himself.

The trial continued today before Justice Tunde Bakre and a jury of eight women and three men, who must determine if Mussington intended to kill the woman.