Two men convicted of storming a vacation home and shooting and rendering a Calgary man a paraplegic have been sentenced to 31 years in prison by a judge in Barbados.
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Stressing that crimes against tourists have far-reaching consequences for Barbados’ economy, a judge slapped the gun-toting burglar, whose shot crippled a Canadian visitor in a botched burglary, and his cutlasswielding accomplice, with 31 years in jail yesterday. However, after the deductions for their guilty pleas and time on remand, Alexander Patrick Alleyne and Travis Orin Campbell will serve a remaining 18 years, 212 days in prison. That gunshot reverberated across …
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Alexander Patrick Alleyne and Tarvis Orin Campbell admitted in court in March that they were part of an attempted armed robbery at a holiday residence in the town of Christ Church. The failed robbery in February 2020 led to a shooting that left Calgarian Ken Elliott paralyzed.
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Elliott and his wife, Linda Brooks, were staying at the property with Elliott’s brother and sister-in-law when the two assailants entered with a machete and handgun. During a 20-second skirmish, Elliott was shot in the shoulder. The bullet pierced his lung and lodged in his spine, paralyzing him from the neck down.