Guilty verdict in Kilancholly case
December 06, 2008
SECURITY GUARD Jeffrey Perry showed no sign of emotion yesterday when the 12-member jury handed down a unanimous verdict of guilty for the murder of three children at Kilancholly, St Mary, in January 2005.
The jury took only 50 minutes to return the verdict, which some lawyers said was a relatively short time for a decision in a triple murder case.
Sentencing dec 16
Perry, 34, who has been in custody since he was arrested in 2005, will be sentenced in the Home Circuit Court on December 16.
The case had to be transferred from St. Mary to Kingston because it was felt that Perry would not get a fair trial as a result of the reaction from some residents in the parish to the brutal slaying of the children.
Perry could be sentenced to hang because he was convicted of three counts of murder, which in law, attract the death penalty.
Insufficient evidence
He was previously charged with murder in another case but was freed because of insufficient evidence.
Sonia Bailey Williams, mother of the three children and cousin of Perry, attended court daily. She was at church the night Perry killed her children.
Asked by The Gleaner how she felt about the outcome of the case, she said she was happy that Perry was found guilty of murder and not manslaughter.
Suffering from stress
Williams said she was suffering from stress and still had sleepless nights because of the brutal death of her children....
Author: Gleaner Reporter
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
