Man pleads guilty to murder of ex girlfriend
over 4 years in Jamaica Observer
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - Jermaine Miller, who is accused of the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Nevia Sinclair, 27, at her family home in Brinkley, St Elizabeth last year, is to be sentenced on March 25 after he pleaded guilty to her murder yesterday.
Miller also pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary when he appeared before High Court Judge Justice Evan Brown in the St Elizabeth Circuit Court in relation to the January 12, 2020 incident.
His attorney, Queen's Counsel Peter Champagnie, told the Jamaica Observer yesterday that his client's guilty plea is a "step in the right direction".
"Whenever an accused, of his own volition and by the dictates of conscience, pleads guilty to a crime, it is always in my view a step in the right direction and indeed the honourable thing to do in the circumstances. Sadly, domestic violence remains a challenge in our society," said Champagnie.
Sinclair had moved out of her boyfriend's home and returned to live with her parents because of an alleged abusive relationship.
She was stabbed to death in her bedroom as her family slept at about 10:50 pm on January 12, 2020.
The intruder had pushed aside a mosquito netting and climbed through an unlocked window to enter her bedroom.
Miller was allegedly seen fleeing the scene immediately after Sinclair's parents saw her bleeding on the floor.
- Kasey Williams