Delon Charlery (left), Zorina Benjamin (right)
A St Lucian national that had admitted guilt in the 2021 fatal shooting of Customs Officer Zorina Benjamin will be sentenced later this month.
Delon Charlery reversed his initial not guilty plea after his lawyer Wendel Alexander examined the crime scene surveillance footage. Although the video did not show the killing itself, the audio recording captured heated exchanges between Charlery and Benjamin, followed by the sound of the fatal gunshot.
Benjamin, a mother of one, died from a gunshot wound to the head at her Golden Grove residence on November 22, 2021. Charlery, who was in a relationship with the victim, was arrested and charged soon after the incident occurred.
Charlery remains in custody at His Majesty Prison while awaiting his sentencing hearing.
Sentencing is now set for October 17 and was adjourned pending a probation officer’s report.
Adjournments can be frustrating, but they show the system is taking the case seriously. While the public awaits justice.
Another damn delay. Just sentence the man already. Damn
He may just get one year like the officer who shot up the vehicle 11 times
If the evidence is strong, then stop hiding behind procedural delays and bring down the full weight of the law.
Another adjournment? This is getting ridiculous justice delayed is justice denied. We want closure for Zorina and her family
She was a mother, a public servant her life matters. Let the court stop dragging its feet and deliver justice
Justice slow but steady. Hope the family finally get some closure after so long.
How many more reports and court dates before a real sentence is passed? The people deserve honesty and swift action.
We see the pattern: cases like these stall and fade away. We’ll be watching no more delays.