A St Catherine resident who admitted to setting his former girlfriend on hearth whereas she was asleep has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars by the St Catherine Circuit Courtroom.
Antwone “Dangerous Fowl” Gray of Central Village acquired the sentence on Friday from Justice Dale Palmer. The courtroom ordered that two years be credited for time already spent in custody.
The sufferer, Alecia King, reacted to the ruling by saying the punishment was inadequate in comparison with the struggling she has endured for the reason that assault. She said that the trauma and bodily ache she has confronted over the previous two years exceed what Gray will expertise throughout his incarceration.
Courtroom information present that the incident occurred round 3:15 a.m. on August 24, 2023, at a residence in Redwood District. Gray, who was 19 on the time, poured gasoline on King, then 17, and set her on hearth whereas she slept.
After the assault, Gray escaped and remained on the run for a number of months. He was taken into custody in February 2024, someday after King returned to Jamaica from the US, the place she acquired remedy on the Shriners Burns Middle in Florida by help from the Sanmerna Basis. Her medical care lasted roughly six months and was described as life-saving.
The case first proceeded within the St Catherine Parish Courtroom, the place Gray appeared a number of instances earlier than the matter was elevated to the Excessive Courtroom. He later entered a responsible plea.
On the time she was injured, King was awaiting her Caribbean Secondary Schooling Certificates examination outcomes. She has since handed six topics and is presently pursuing nursing research. Regardless of her progress, she indicated that additional surgical procedures are nonetheless required and mentioned she continues to face challenges however stays decided to proceed her schooling with help from charitable organizations and medical suppliers.
