{"id":25448,"date":"2023-06-01T10:12:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25448"},"modified":"2023-06-01T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:12:19","slug":"jasmine-hartin-socialite-spared-jail-after-killing-belize-police-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/06\/01\/jasmine-hartin-socialite-spared-jail-after-killing-belize-police-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Hartin: Socialite spared jail after killing Belize police chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Canadian socialite who killed a police chief in Belize with his own gun has reportedly been spared prison time.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jasmine Hartin, 34, was handed a \u00a330,000 fine and 300 hours of community service, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She pleaded guilty in April to the manslaughter of Henry Jemmott on 28 May 2021. He died from a single gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hartin is the former partner of Andrew Ashcroft, the son of a prominent UK businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under the sentence handed down by the Belize’s high court, Hartin must pay $75,000 BZD within 12 months, or face a potential prison sentence of 12 months, according to\u00a0Channel 5 Belize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She must also \u0440r\u043edu\u0441\u0435 \u0430 v\u0456d\u0435\u043e warning against the dangers of drunkenness and mishandling firearms,\u00a0according to Breaking Belize News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At the time of Mr Jemmott’s death, Hartin and Mr Ashcroft lived in Belize with their two children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the course of the investigation and criminal trial, it was revealed that Hartin and Mr Jemmott, who were known to be friends, had been at a party in together on the island of Ambergris Caye on the night of his death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police say that the two took a stroll on the beach before ending up at a pier. At some point, Mr Jemmott handed her his gun to put aside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She later told investigators that she had been drinking, and had fumbled with the Glock 17 after the police chief asked for it back, leading to an accidental discharge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police found Hartin near the pier, covered in blood and distraught. Mr Jemmott’s body was found in the water off San Pedro, Belize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hartin was charged with manslaughter by negligence, and eventually pleaded guilty in April 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under Belize’s criminal code, the maximum prison sentence for manslaughter by negligence is five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After she pleaded guilty, Hartin told reporters outside court: “I just want Henry’s family to have peace now and I want this whole thing to be behind all of us so we can heal.”<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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