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Delon Charlery, who admitted to killing Customs Officer Zorina Benjamin in 2021, is set to be sentenced on 17 October.<\/p>

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The St Lucian national previously changed his plea after audio evidence emerged capturing heated exchanges between him and Benjamin, followed by a gunshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin, a customs officer, was shot in the head at her home in Golden Grove on 22 November 2021.<\/p>

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Sentencing was adjourned earlier to allow a probation officer to complete a report following interviews with witnesses and Charlery.<\/p>

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The court will now consider this report before delivering the final sentence.<\/p>\n

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