![]() ![]() Peyrefitte added: “If he had shot her, if it had been the reverse, he would have been charged for triple murder. So, it’s a legitimate question to ask why is it in this case, the charge is not murder.” “From my experience, most people from who I have known to be in the system … you injure somebody like that the charge is murder. “It would be dishonest of me not to at least say what I think in this case,” Micheal Peyrefitte told 7 News. The country’s former attorney general thinks she may be getting a free ride. Hovering in the background of Hartin’s dire predicament are issues of race, class and cash. Jemmott’s family has been particularly vocal. In Belize, there has been an outcry that one of the wealthiest women in the country should have been charged with murder rather than negligent homicide. The Ashcrofts seem to be trying to put distance between themselves and the Canadian girl who strode into their lives in 2016 when she went to work for a relative’s real estate firm in the Central American nation. ![]() In fact, it appears as though she and her husband were leading separate lives even though they shared twin daughters. They didn’t visit her in the slammer before she was given bail Wednesday and have not made any comments. Her common-law husband’s uber-wealthy family have been nowhere in sight. She preferred hanging out in San Pedro Island’s working-class bars and boozing with cops. Piecing together the events leading up to Jemmott’s death and what was going on in Hartin’s life at the time is like taking a walk in the fog. ![]() The story would have a lot less traction if her partner, Andrew Ashcroft, wasn’t the son of billionaire and top British Tory Lord Michael Ashcroft who wields immense influence in Belize.ĭetectives also found a small amount of cocaine on the stunning blond. Originally from Eastern Ontario, socialite Jasmine Hartin is charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a police superintendent. Hartin has been charged with negligent homicide. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Under Belize's criminal code, the maximum prison sentence for manslaughter by negligence is five years.Īfter 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. Hartin was charged with manslaughter by negligence, and eventually pleaded guilty in April 2023. Mr Jemmott's body was found in the water off San Pedro, Belize. Police found Hartin near the pier, covered in blood and distraught. 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. At some point, Mr Jemmott handed her his gun to put aside. Police say that the two took a stroll on the beach before ending up at a pier. Over the course of the investigation and criminal trial, it was revealed that Hartin and Jemmott, who were known to be friends, had been at a party together on the island of Ambergris Caye on the night of his death. She must also рrоduсе а vіdео warning against the dangers of drunkenness and mishandling firearms, according to Breaking Belize News.Īt the time of Jemmott's death, Hartin and Ashcroft lived in Belize with their two children. 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 Channel 5 Belize. Hartin is the former partner of Andrew Ashcroft, the son of a prominent UK businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft. He died from a single gunshot wound to the head. She pleaded guilty in April to the manslaughter of Henry Jemmott on. Jasmine Hartin, 34, was handed a £30,000 fine and 300 hours of community service, according to local reports. BELIZE - A Canadian socialite who killed a police chief in Belize with his own gun has reportedly been spared prison time. ![]()
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