Jasmine Hartin, Partner of Billionaire s Son, Charged After Officer Shot Dead
On 6/1/21 at 12:45 PM EDT
The partner of a British billionaire s son was charged with manslaughter by negligence in Belize in connection with the death of a police superintendent.
The body of Henry Jemmott was found floating in waters off San Pedro, Belize, with a single gunshot wound to his head, on Friday morning, local media reported.
The 42-year-old father of five was reportedly drinking on a pier on Thursday evening with Jasmine Hartin, 38, the partner of Andrew Ashcroft. She had allegedly been playing around with Jemmott s gun, while the pair were drinking, when the officer was fatally shot, police believe.
10:52 EDT, 1 June 2021
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Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin only confessed to accidentally shooting dead a prominent police officer in Belize after authorities told her she would be charged with cocaine possession, local news reports say.
Hartin, who is married to the son of British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, is charged with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of 42-year-old Superintendent Henry Jemmott.
The 38-year-old was taken into custody last Friday after Jemmott was fatally shot behind the ear with his own revolver.
It comes as DailyMail.com revealed that Hartin, who was pictured in jail on Monday evening, could escape with just a fine.
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Jasmine Hartin, the daughter-in-law of British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, is set to be charged over the death of Belize Superintendent Henry Jemmott according to the slain cop s family.
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