Two jailed for killing elderly man
by
Derek Achong
Two men from Carenage have been sentenced to a total of 51 years in prison for their roles in murdering an elderly man, who attempted to intervene while they were carjacking a taxi driver.
Travis “Footprint” Williams and Leston “Bummie” Solomon pleaded guilty to felony murder in November, last year, but only received their sentences from High Court Judge Althea Alexis-Windsor on Tuesday.
Under the felony murder rule the mandatory death penalty for murder is waived in circumstances where death results during the commission of a lesser criminal offence, which in most cases is robbery.
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