St. Catherine, Jamaica – Jason Inexperienced, a 41-year-old man charged with the homicide of his sister, has been dominated unfit to plead and can stay in state custody on the court docket’s pleasure.
The ruling was handed down within the St. Catherine Circuit Court docket by Justice Bertram Morrison, after medical proof from three docs confirmed that Inexperienced suffers from bipolar dysfunction, schizophrenia, and different psychological sicknesses.
Inexperienced was charged with the July 19, 2023 homicide of 56-year-old Nicola Ogilvie, who was discovered useless in her mattress at her residence in White Water Meadows, Spanish City, St. Catherine, together with her head bashed in.
An investigation decided that she died from blunt pressure trauma attributable to repeated blows to the pinnacle, following a dispute between the siblings. Inexperienced was later arrested and charged with homicide.
In the course of the proceedings, the jury was requested to contemplate the medical proof, which indicated that Inexperienced:
• Couldn’t perceive primary communication,
• Was unable to provide directions to his lawyer, and
• Couldn’t stand trial as a result of his psychiatric situation.
After deliberations, the jury dominated that he was unfit to plead, and when requested by the decide if extra time was wanted, the jury foreman confirmed their choice was last.
Following the ruling, the court docket ordered that Inexperienced be held in a psychiatric facility, the place he’ll obtain ongoing psychological well being therapy.
He was represented by attorney-at-law Steven Jackson all through the authorized proceedings.
