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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 ci...

Dear Editor: Khan calling for the death penalty is engaging in doublethink “[…] Mr Khan must know of the hundreds of people missing and presumed dead in T&T. Those are counted by the population as homicides. No perpetrators have been found. The hangman’s noose swings empty and idle. “… Mr Khan must know that in the finding of guilt, the criminal justice system must first find a person to prosecute, and then be robust enough to navigate all technicalities in the law, to deliver justice.” The following Letter to the Editor responds to a guest column advocating for the death penalty ...

Port of Spain man withdraws appeal against rape conviction Thursday 10 December 2020 A Port of Spain man who was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1988 withdrew his appeal against sentence and conviction on Thursday, after he agreed with his attorney's advice that there were no arguable grounds to appeal. Ettienne Tudor appeared before Justices of Appeal Prakash Moosai, Gillian Lucky and Malcolm Holdip at a virtual hearing on Thursday. His attorney Daniel Khan said he advised his client there were no arguable grounds to challenge his conviction or sentence. Khan asked for the court to...