Soldiers’ Rape Sentence Postponed by LK Hewlett
Other sentencing traversed to May assizes The sentencing of two Defense Force soldiers convicted of rape has been postponed until May. On March 12 an all-female jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict for Jamal ‘JP’ Phillip, 35, of Newtown, and Charles ‘Babash’ Bowry, 39, of Upper Bourkes Project, Sandy Point. The men were convicted of the February 2011 rape of a 16-year-old girl. Their attorney, Dr. Henry Browne QC, was unavailable for Tuesday’s sentencing hearing and Her Honor Justice Marlene Carter traversed the sentencing to May 12th. The ex-soldiers are facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. Two men are awaiting sentencing by Justice Errol Thomas and their matters have been traversed to the May Assizes. Raheem Crossley of Fort Thomas Road, Mc Knight and Denver “Backa” Fyfield are awaiting sentencing by Justice Errol Thomas. Crossley was 17 years old when in April 2012 he was charged with the shooting murder of the 28-year-old Jermaine Browne of Conaree. He was convicted in March 2013. In June 2013 Fyfield was convicted of the June 2010 murder of Hendricks ‘Jahdeo’ Roberts. He was 27 when he was charged with killing the St. Peters man by a blow(s) to the head. Several others are awaiting sentencing by Justice Carter in the May assizes. On March 4 St. Clair ‘Scamback’ Elliott of Newton Ground pled guilty to Manslaughter during his murder trial. He was charged with stabbing his former friend Chelston ‘Chelly’ Mills in the chest on July 2012. Dwight Adams and Adrian Patrick will be sentenced on May 11th. Adams is guilty of house breaking and larceny, committed on July 21, 2012; and Patrick is guilty of burglary.
