A court sentenced Shawn Mussington to three decades behind bars for killing his former girlfriend. The High Court delivered the ruling Tuesday after jurors found him guilty of murder during March proceedings. Mussington must serve twenty years before becoming eligible for sentence review. The defendant killed Jamaican hairdresser Simone Whyte-Barrington on November 14, 2020. Prosecutors described Mussington as someone who refused to accept their relationship had ended.
Evidence presented during the weeklong trial revealed Mussington had stalked Whyte-Barrington after their breakup. The Crown portrayed him as obsessed and dangerous toward his former partner. Witnesses testified that Mussington watched Whyte-Barrington's movements during a social gathering. He grabbed her as she walked past him and stabbed her chest with a knife. Emergency responders could not save Whyte-Barrington at the scene.
Evidence presented during the weeklong trial revealed Mussington had stalked Whyte-Barrington after their breakup. The Crown portrayed him as obsessed and dangerous toward his former partner. Witnesses testified that Mussington watched Whyte-Barrington's movements during a social gathering. He grabbed her as she walked past him and stabbed her chest with a knife. Emergency responders could not save Whyte-Barrington at the scene.
