Thursday, April 3, 2014

Vybz Kartel gets life sentence for murder

Legendary dancehall singer Vybz Kartel has been sentenced  was sentence to life in prison for the murder of his former associate Clive “Lizard” Williams in 2011.The sentencing which took place today (April 3rd) was the longest murder trial in Jamaica’s history. Prosecutors say Williams was murdered after a failed business deal. Vybz Kartel, who was convicted of the murder last month won't have a shot at having parole for 35 years.
Vybz is 38 years may only stand a chance at leaving prison at the age of 73..

Williams body was never found and the jury voted 10-1 .The one juror who voted against the decision has since been charged with attempting to bribe other jurors into changing their decisions.
A key piece of evidence was a text message said to be sent from Kartel's phone.It claimed Clive 'Lizard' Williams had been chopped up into so many pieces his body would never be found.
If you recall,he has been accused of skin bleaching but claimed it was due to spending so much time in air-conditioned enviroment

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