{"id":230955,"date":"2025-03-28T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=230955"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:09:30","slug":"mussington-described-as-a-stalker-and-having-battered-man-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mussington-described-as-a-stalker-and-having-battered-man-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mussington described as a stalker and having \u2018battered man syndrome\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2773294803\" 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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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\n\n\n<p>The Jamaican hairdresser died due to massive blood loss caused by a cut to her aorta.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1779340480\" 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, 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attack and recounted several key pieces of evidence given during the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She questioned what legal justification <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/murder-trial-of-shawn-mussington-witnesses-detail-ex-partners-final-moments\/?swcfpc=1\">Mussington <\/a><\/strong>had for killing his ex-girlfriend, noting that the evidence will help the jury to determine if Mussington was justified in his actions.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3022248653\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the prosecution, Mussington had threatened to kill Whyte-Barrington and himself 11 days before the incident. The crown said that he was obsessed with her and did not want to let go so he became dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey had separated earlier, but he kept coming around. He was not letting go,\u201d the prosecution said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3380034917\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pointing to his unsworn statement in which he detailed the abuse suffered at the hands of his ex-partner, the prosecution said that what was said amounted to absolutely nothing, since he was unable to explain how he came by an injury to his neck.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1732046468\" class=\"antig-content_6 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=\"\"  srcset=\"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 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe gave general statements; no timeline. Him being older than her is an excuse to kill her?\u201d the prosecution queried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one knows where he got the injury from. He told police that she sliced him with her knife then he stabbed her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the prosecution reminded the jury that video footage from Boardwalk Casino moments after the fatal incident did not show any cut to his neck, as he walked casually along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prosecution asked the jury to take note that Mussington, in his interview with the police said it was Whyte-Barrington who ended the relationship because she had had enough since he wanted to control her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jury was asked to note his demeanor while he gave his statement, adding that his expression and words were empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also noted that Mussington was the only person to make mention of Whyte-Barrington beating him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crown asked the jury to disregard any suggestion made by the defence that the incident was due to self-defence, provocation or intoxication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was obsessed with her\u2026 Use your commonsense. Self-defence does not arise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prosecution told the jury while dead men cannot speak, they normally have advocates who would speak for them and that the Sizzlin Casino surveillance camera, which captured the fatal stabbing, was the deceased\u2019s \u201cbiggest advocate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe has not put forward a proper defence so he wants the jury to do it for him. He is guilty of murder,\u201d the prosecution concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addressing the jury, defence attorney Wendel Alexander said that it was up to the prosecution to prove its case to their (the jury\u2019s) satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander reminded the eight women and three men panel that it was at least four of the prosecution\u2019s witnesses who spoke about Whyte-Barrington\u2019s conduct to Mussington in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this, he noted that one could only imagine what was done to him behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander said that the Jamaican woman treated his client as a \u201cboy toy held on a string\u201d, noting that even dogs are treated better than how Mussington was treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told the jury that based on the law, no longer is provocation considered in the heat of the moment but is a combination of factors \u2013 things done or said or both \u2013 taken over \u201ca period of time.\u201d The attorney told the jury that if it finds provocation then a verdict of manslaughter should be returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe relationship was more than tumultuous. Look at the evidence individually and pool your collective resources. As humans we can lose self-control, Alexander said, while adding that some people handle stress differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was not just love\u2026it was beyond love. He na get the luxury of a dog\u2019s treatment. She used him every time she wanted something, Alexander said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He admonished the jury not to view the case in isolation but to consider all the evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presiding judge, Justice Tunde Bakre, will sum up the case today and direct the jury on the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3781871433\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP ANTIGUA OBSERVER- The prosecution and the defence painted contrasting views of murder accused Shawn Mussington with the Crown calling him a stalker while his attorney Wendel Alexander described him as a \u201cboy toy held on a string\u201d and having battered man syndrome. 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