{"id":14434,"date":"2018-04-12T23:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T03:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=14434"},"modified":"2018-04-12T23:37:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T03:37:14","slug":"jamaica-businessman-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-family-of-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/jamaica-businessman-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-family-of-six\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMAICA-Businessman sentenced to life for murdering family of six"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 50-year-old businessman was sentenced to 120 years behind bars for the murder of a family of six in the eastern parish of St. Thomas, 12 years ago.<\/p>

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In handing down the sentence on Thursday, Justice Bertram\u00a0 Morrison said\u00a0 McLean must serve 48 years before being eligible for parole.<\/p>\n

McLean, a chef, was convicted of murder on all six counts after a seven-member jury handed down a unanimous verdict, on March 6.<\/p>

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He was convicted of killing his former girlfriend Terry-Ann Mohammed, her son, Jessie O\u2019Gilvie, 9, her niece \u2013\u00a0 Patrice Martin-McCool and her children, Lloyd McCool, 3, Jihad McCool, 6, and Sean Chin, 9, in the eastern parish on February 25, 2006.<\/p>

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However, McLean has denied any involvement in the killings.<\/p>\n

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