{"id":103911,"date":"2020-02-21T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=103911"},"modified":"2020-02-21T11:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:00:50","slug":"burga-admits-to-double-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/burga-admits-to-double-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBurga\u201d Admits to Double-Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Calvin \u201cBurga\u201d James accepted guilt today for killing two women and wounding a man in October 2018.<\/p>

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James pleaded guilty to two counts of murder for the death of his niece, Tahisha Thomas and his nephew\u2019s girlfriend, Sanchezca Charles.<\/p>\n

He also pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to murder since he also shot his nephew, Lawrence James during the same incident.<\/p>

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James went on the run after the incident and dominated national headlines for three months before he was captured by police.<\/p>

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At the time of this incident, James had already been facing charges for a violent incident that occurred in 2015.<\/p>\n

Last July, he pleaded guilty to\u00a0attempted murder of his niece, Amanda James and wounding his sister, Ineta Liburd with intent.<\/p>

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During that incident, the man used a taser gun to stun his sister and beat her with a piece of wood.<\/p>\n

He later attacked his niece, chopping her about her body with a cutlass.<\/p>

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The court had adjourned sentencing for the 2015 matter as it awaited the indictment of the 2018 matter to be put before the accused.<\/p>

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A joint-sentencing hearing will be conducted for both cases.<\/p>\n

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