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A jury returned a guilty verdict this afternoon in the murder case of Shawn Mussington.
Mussington was on trial over the past two weeks for the fatal stabbing of his ex partner Simone Whyte-Barrington.
Whyte-Barrington, a Jamaican hairdresser, was killed at an event at her workplace on Market and Tanner Streets on November 14,2020.
During the trial, witnesses testified to a tumultuous relationship between the two and said that despite being pushed away by Whyte-Barrington, Mussington still made advances.
Mussington had given his own account in court, claiming that he was physically and verbally abused although he was a good partner.
His lawyer Wendel Robinson tried to argue that constant ill treatment coupled with alcohol drinking that night led him to stab the deceased.
Meanwhile, Mussington apologized to the court for his actions claiming that he truly loved Whyte-Barrington.
Nevertheless, Mussington was found guilty today by a jury.
He will now remain behind bars until sentencing by Justice Tunde Bakre.
Justice for chantel
Doing crimes and think you’re going to get away? good luck.
Crime don’t pay. and it will never pay, yall must stop this shii now man. Can’t hate the woman and still wanna be jealous if she moved on with her life.
You guys notice that the Antiguans are being convicted and when the Jamaicans are placed on trial, it’s always a no case submission.. I hope Chantel’ murder won’t go just like that. Justice for Chantel! The police better be Vigilant in collecting all the necessary evidence in Chantel’s case. We do not want to hear any B.S. after that Spanish whatever buy time in jail eating and drinking on tax payers money. Speed up the case you people
we should kill him too
He was obsessed with her. Guess she had a bag of sugar down there…Mr maybe never travel to see woman in the world. Bossman nuff women out there you killing one woman for one out of 7billion vaginas? Puff shame on you bro
How crude and uncouth you are. This is a public forum on a news site and you are discussing women as if their value lies in their womanhood.
This man killed the lady sadly and there are myriad reasons for crimes of passion. The jails are full of people who got overly emotional and did something stupid without thinking of the consequences.
Hopefully he gets a long sentence, and ample opportunity to rehabilitate himself before being released and becoming a productive member of society once again if people allow him too, as our people love to remind persons of their mistakes even years after the fact.
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Yes, but he gets to live, but she doesn’t! That’s sad! That’s not a mistake or a stupid error that he made because he’s emotional, that’s MURDER premeditated? He went there to do her in!
7 billion you say? More than that
Very sad situation. This woman could have still. Been alive today if you had just exercise control. Now you giving up your freedom
Well you did admit to commiting the crime don’t know why you didn’t just plead guilty so u could get a 1/3 off your sentence.
Yes, but he gets to live, but she doesn’t! That’s sad! That’s not a mistake or a stupid error that he made because he’s emotional, that’s MURDER premeditated? He went there to do her in!