Killers to know fate soon

The three young people who killed Barbados Defence Force (BDF) Private David Blenman over five years ago are expected to be sentenced on May 13.

Justice Randall Worrell gave the date when they appeared before the No. 2 Supreme Court recently.

Jamar Antonio Pile, 30, his 25-year-old sister Faith Angelica Pile and her partner 24-year-old Shaquan Sherwin Omar Crichlow, all of Skeete’s Road, Jackmans, St Michael, previously pleaded guilty to the non-capital murder of the 26-year-old between November 30 and December 1, 2016.

Blenman’s nude body was discovered at Foul Bay Beach, St Philip around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday December 1.

Senior Crown Counsel Neville Watson who is the prosecutor in the matter had submitted that Jamar Pile and Crichlow be given life in prison while Faith Pile should get a starting sentence of 30 years in prison for the crime.

Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley, who represents Jamar Pile, argued that his client did not deserve imprisonment for life. He indicated that a starting point of between 25 to 30 years was adequate.

Faith Pile’s attorney Angela Mitchell-Gittens suggested a starting point of between 15 to 30 years for her client while attorney-at-law Safiya Moore, who represents Crichlow, told the court her client did not deserve to be sentenced to life in prison.