Twenty-three-year-old Aundrey Joseph was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his role in the murder of Liberta farmer Conroy Andrew.
Joseph followed Meryl Chiddick to Andrew’s farm where Chiddick shot and killed the farmer on November 10, 2014.
The younger man pleaded guilty to manslaughter then testified against Chiddick, who was later found guilty of murder.
Joseph testified Chiddick led him in some bushes and they eventually arrived at the yard of a tall black rastaman.
He said Chiddick told him to wait as the older man moved toward the rastaman, who had a cutlass in his hand.
Joseph testified he soon heard several gunshots before Chiddick ran back and said he killed the man.
He also recalled seeing the deceased’s body rolling on the ground.
Several other witnesses testified seeing the men in the area on the day of the murder.
Chiddick was sentenced to 42 years in April.
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ACCUSED TO CROWN WITNESS
Why kill a witness who helped in bringing about the conviction of a merciless and coldblooded killer?
Besides a man who had confidentially revealed an intention to kill to a friend and knowing that he had the weapon with which to do so, the friend so confided in, runs the of being killed for two reasons,
(i) ‘…Having the knowledge of intention to kill and possession of weapon:
(ii) …Possibility of squealing to foil plan an likely to be arrested.’
To a coldblooded killer, it works no other way.
Attaining the ‘Age of Majority,’ reasonable inferences might be drawn that the then 19 year-old, may have been deceptively used for accompaniment to the area by the murderer to commit the ‘…premeditated heinous crime.’
Even as an accomplice in the crime, yet no active participation,
(a) ‘…Pleading guilty to the lesser charge of ‘…Manslaughter;
(b) …Becoming key Crown Witness; (c) …susceptible youthfulness; and
(d) …No criminal history’ may have been among the mitigating factors that had worked in his favor.
The positional shift from ‘…Accused to Witness,’ had greatly helped the prosecution in establishing a ‘…prima facie case against the coldblooded killer.’
Mr pompey…or should we call you SHERLOCK pompey …WE (the résidents of Green bat..graysfarm…perrybay…everything One knows ‘TULAH’ and hé is not the cold blooded murderer that you describe here…tulah was à Well known drug peddler (amongst dozens in that poor neighbourwood)..tulah also had a CRACK addiction at the Time of the crime…an addiction that led to THIEF from easy prey RASTAS whom complain about their ganga stolen….
Mr Pompey I very much in agreement with you and the points you race, it show that you are learned police officer. And understand how the Justice system should function. After all our judges must understand that a society is regulated by some of the very same judgements that handed down. I really don’t want to bring the judges decision into disrepute because perhaps he can give good reason why he would have arrived and that position and examples can be set in many ways.
Is that a different position could have be taken but such a position may be supported by legislation.
Could be that perhaps they are to many old laws on our books that need amended. So while judges may want to treat with some matters differently they hands are tied because legislation does not allowed them to do so.
And my last question if this young man evidence was critical in prosecuting the murder accuse to a guilty verdict shouldn’t the director of public prosecution makes a barging with the young man that could have given a lesser sentence.
Such action would have encourage others to turn state witness in other case.
Tulah must i’ve been High on IVOR B1RD 50kgs confisquated at the airport (no case ni charge…de b1rd gang??) hie about m1ke tyrrells 50000 (fifty thousand pounds of cannabis seized on his property?) the ones whom spoiled the poor with drugs go unpunished !!ONLY POOR PEOPLE DEH COURT !
Why is it that Court News never/scarcely indicate the name of the Judge/Magistrate presiding over the case?
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