A 17 year old girl, one of three persons charged with the attempted murder and dangerous harm to another female, were found not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of dangerous harm today in the court of Justice Herbert Lord.
The jury of 6 women and 3 men deliberated for about 2 and a half hours before it arrived at it's verdict which was in the proportion of 8 to 1 for both counts.
The other two defendants, 20 year old Danya Sankey and 18 year old Whitney Martinez were found not guilty of both charges by an unanimous verdict.
The 17 year old will be sentenced by Justice Lord on June 22. Justice Lord has ordered that a social report be given on the 17 year old - who was just 14 when the crime was committed.
It occurred around 7:10p.m on May 29, 2008. The complainant, Teresita Vivas, testified that she was walking on Chirch Street when she was attacked by Martinez, Sankey and the 17 year old. She said Sankey and Martinez beat her while the 17 year old stabbed her 8 to 9 times with a knife. Vivas was stabbed on her hand, in her neck and in her back. The 17 year old testified and claimed that she and Vivas had an altercation and that it was Vivas who pulled out the knife and it fell to the ground. She denied that she stabbed Vivas. Martinez and Sankey testified that they were inside a store on Church Street and they did not take part in any fight. the three defendants were not represented by an attorney. Crown Counsel Kay Grant represented the prosecution.
