Delon Chalary Pleads Guilty to Murder of Zorina Benjamin

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Delon Chalary, the man accused in the 2021 murder of customs officer Zorina Benjamin has pleaded guilty.

Chalary’s attorney, Wendel Alexander tells Antigua.News that he wanted to ensure he heard the recording of the camera, moments before the shooting. 

While there was no visual of the incident on the camera, the recording was clear enough to have overhead the arguments between the accused and the deceased.

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Alexander also confirmed to Antigua.News that on Monday, he advised the court that he visited the cyber lab and was able to hear the discourse and the explosion of that of a firearm and that he was only then quite comfortable that the defendant could plead over and asked the court to have the indictment read to the defendant.

Chalary, this time pleaded guilty to the charges of murder.

Zorina Benjamin lost her life on November 22, 2021, with authorities finding her body at her Golden Grove Residence.

Further investigations revealed she had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Following her death, Charlery, who was in a relationship with Benjamin, was apprehended and charged.

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Comments (9)

  • Juju Bee May 21, 2025, 6:11 PM

    WOWWWWW I wonder if he is still entitled to the 30 percent discount on his sentence for the guilty plea. Then again he didn’t pled guilty on the first occasion so that shouldn’t apply to him. This was a cold-hearted murder plain and simple. Men need to learn to control their damm emotions
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  • Antigua Surf May 21, 2025, 7:38 PM

    A slap to Wendell’s face? Your client is now guilty of murder? Well well
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  • Rhea May 21, 2025, 7:38 PM

    First a not guilty plea and now a guilty plea is crazy? Man should be charged for lying at first.
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  • tafari May 21, 2025, 9:14 PM

    Hmmmmmm. Sometimes I feel bad when i walk on an animal. How can someone feel so much evil that they kill someone.
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  • Life4Life May 21, 2025, 9:44 PM

    Arguing them killing her. That’s wicked. He should die too. Life for a life
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    • Unruly One May 22, 2025, 11:04 AM

      Condolences to the family. Really sad
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  • Stone May 22, 2025, 6:53 AM

    Sometimes although it’s hard, it’s always best to walk away
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  • Teacher for Life May 22, 2025, 8:24 AM

    Who raising these soft ass so called men who can’t take a done or control their emotions? I bet he had been abusing her prior to that fatal shot. Women and children need protection against these monsters. They don’t need another march or prayers or any such thing. They need to be empowered…whatever and however that looks like.
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  • Ben Simmons May 23, 2025, 12:42 AM

    If a man takes another mans life he should die. If he takes a woman life he should suffer then die
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