Irishman John Binghan testified on Tuesday that his friendly attempt to speak to a man who was “pacing up and down and staring at him” ended with his friend Brian Mulligan being fatally stabbed eight and a half years ago.That was the evidence Binghan gave in the No. 4 Supreme Court as the murder trial of Michael Oneal Beckles got underway before Madame Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell.Mulligan, a British national, was allegedly murdered on June 15, 2014, by Beckles who was 54 at the time.Binghan, who lives in Dublin, Ireland, gave evidence via Zoom.Under questioning from Principal State Counsel Krystal Delaney, he told the court that he and Mulligan were in Barbados having been contracted to work for telecommunications company LIME.
Senior State Counsel Rudolph Burnett today suggested a starting point of eight years for a young man facing four firearm and ammunition-related charges.He made the submissions in relation to convicted man Shad Gabriel Orlando Slocombe who reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court this morning.Slocombe, of Block 1, No. 5, Country Road High Rise Towers, St Michael, had earlier pleaded guilty to having a .32 revolver and five rounds of ammunition on July 18, 2018.He also pleaded guilty to supplying the firearm and ammunition.Burnett contended that Slocombe was charged with “serious offences” and his punishment needed to reflect that.
The “five prison years” that Shad Gabriel Orlando Slocombe has so far spent on remand at Dodds is sufficient punishment for having an illegal firearm and ammunition over four years ago.That submission was put forward by Michael Lashley, King’s Counsel (KC) who today pleaded with Madame Justice Laurie-Ann to extend leniency to the convicted man.The 22-year-old Slocombe, of Block 1, No. 5, Country Road High Rise Towers, St Michael had earlier pleaded guilty to having a .32 revolver and five rounds of ammunition on July 18, 2018. He also admitted to supplying the firearm and ammunition.Lashley told the No. 4 Supreme Court that his client deserved a non-custodial sentence considering the long time spent on remand.He told Justice Smith-Bovell that the imposition of a fine was also an option.
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