Construction worker Terrence Alvin Jones was yesterday sentenced to 43 and a half years in jail for the murder of amateur footballer Paul Daniels in February of 2017.
Jones, 28, also known as “Shawn” and “Hot Skull,” of Lot 65 Castello Housing Scheme, La Penitence, Georgetown, was sentenced by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the High Court in Georgetown, after the presentation of a probation report.
Police, in a statement on the murder, had said that Daniels was watching television at the home of his girlfriend when two robbers, one of whom was armed with a gun, entered the apartment. The police had said that Daniels was relieved of a gold chain that he was wearing and an undisclosed amount of cash. Daniels subsequently chased after the men, who shot him in his chest. The men hopped on their bicycles and escaped and Daniels was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
On December 8th, Jones was found guilty of the murder of Daniels in the course or furtherance of a robbery on February 2nd, 2017 at Independence Boulevard, Albouystown and his sentencing was deferred for the probation report.
The report indicated that residents of Jones’ Castello Housing Scheme community described him as a mannerly and quiet individual, while others were surprised at his involvement in the crime. Officials at the prison also noted that he was well behaved.
At yesterday’s hearing Patricia De Abreu, a sister of Daniels, addressed the court and noted that his family misses him. She also suggested that his death had contributed to the death of their father, who she said continued to mourn him until his own demise.
The then girlfriend of the deceased, Ashley Castillo, whom he had been visiting at the time of fatal attack, also indicated her pain at losing the deceased, according to statement read by state prosecutor Nafeeza Baig.
Baig asked that the court also take into consideration that a dangerous weapon was used in the commission of the crime.
Meanwhile, Jones, who has maintained his innocence, told the judge that he did not believe that his trial was fair. He claimed that he was nowhere around at the time of the incident.
Justice Sewnarine-Beharry, after listening to all parties handed down the sentence.
Jones was represented by attorney Stanley Moore, while the state was represented by prosecutors Baig and Shawnette Austin.
