The legal team of Dante Brooks, the son of Jamaican dancehall star Mavado, plans to appeal the teenager's murder conviction which was handed down Wednesday.
January 28, 2021
According to a report from
Dancehall Magazine, son of Dancehall reggae star Mavado was convicted today of murder in Kingston, Jamaica’s Home Circuit Court, and could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Mavado’s 18-year-old son Dante Brooks, along with his co-defendant Andre Hinds, were both also charged with illegal possession of a firearm and arson in the case. Brooks and Hinds will be sentenced for their crimes on March 10.
Prosecutors asserted that Brooks and four other men entered the home of Lorenzo Thomas in the St Andrew community of Cassava Piece on June 5, 2018, and shot him to death. Thomas’s father was present and the prosecutors alleged that the assailants attempted to behead the father, but changed the plan because the machete was too dull. The men doused the home with gasoline before setting it ablaze with the body inside.
Mavado s 18-Year-Old Son Found Guilty of Murder
Jan 28, 2021 12:05 PM
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Dante Brooks, the 18-year-old son of Dancehall artist Mavado has been found guilty of murder, according to
Dancehall Mag. He is now facing life in prison.
Brooks and another teen, Andre Hinds, were arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Lorenzo Thomas, which took place in the St Andrew community of Cassava Piece on June 5, 2018. Prosecutors say that Brooks and Hinds were among five men who entered Thomas house and shot him. Thomas father was taken into another room, and he survived. He was able to identify his son s killers after recognizing them from their neighborhood. Both Brooks and Hinds were found guilty, and they will be sentenced on March 10.