{"id":180317,"date":"2023-07-22T07:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=180317"},"modified":"2023-07-22T07:21:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:21:56","slug":"sint-maarten-man-gets-16-years-for-stabbing-former-carnival-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/sint-maarten-man-gets-16-years-for-stabbing-former-carnival-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sint Maarten: Man gets 16 years for stabbing former Carnival Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1635304316\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"block-loopnews-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\">\n<div class=\"top-main-article\">\n<div class=\"brk-news-block\">\n<div class=\"brk-news-description\">\n<div class=\"brk-news-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brk-news-auther\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div><span class=\"text-red auther-nme\">Loop News &#8211; <\/span>The man who brutally stabbed Estika Halley in Sint Maarten one year ago has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment\u00a0for brutally assaulting the former Senior Carnival Queen.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-12\" role=\"article\" data-history-node-id=\"667655\">\n<div class=\"article-left-padding\">\n<div class=\"brk-news-block\">\n<div class=\"article-description\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The defendant, initials M.B., who is Halley\u2019s ex-partner, repeatedly stabbed her and left her critically injured on the roadside.<\/p><div id=\"antig-245283444\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">He faced charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault for the heinous attack that occurred near Emerald Funeral Home in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Prosecutor\u2019s Office Sint Maarten OM SXM demanded a 16-year prison term for Brooks due to the severity of the crimes committed.<\/p><div id=\"antig-513854021\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">In its ruling on July 19, the Court awarded the victim compensation for her immaterial damages such as pain and suffering, and emotional distress experienced due to the severity of the incident.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3023432375\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">During the trial, the OM SXM emphasized that this shocking incident deeply impacted the Sint Maarten community, causing unease and fear.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">OM SXM sees ensuring justice in such cases is 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