Sun St. Kitts William Benjamin testified in the High Court yesterday that when he killed his sister-in-law Michelle Weekes-Benjamin, he was confused and frustrated.
His lawyer, Reginald James, said William is not guilty of murder, but is perhaps guilty of manslaughter.
“His defence can be summed up in one word – provocation,” James told the jury yesterday, just before William testified. “He was provoked. Would a reasonable young man get so angry after seeing his sister-in-law and do what he did?”
The trial for the murder of Weekes-Benjamin began on Tuesday in the High Court in Basseterre. The prosecution alleged that William murdered his sister-in-law, and then with the help of friends disposed of the body in a septic tank, in a building that was under construction on Rosemary Lane, in October 2006.
His lawyer, Reginald James, said William is not guilty of murder, but is perhaps guilty of manslaughter.
“His defence can be summed up in one word – provocation,” James told the jury yesterday, just before William testified. “He was provoked. Would a reasonable young man get so angry after seeing his sister-in-law and do what he did?”
The trial for the murder of Weekes-Benjamin began on Tuesday in the High Court in Basseterre. The prosecution alleged that William murdered his sister-in-law, and then with the help of friends disposed of the body in a septic tank, in a building that was under construction on Rosemary Lane, in October 2006.
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