A 12 member jury had found Sheldon Pusey the man accused of killing former Trade Ambassador Peter King guilty of manslaughter two weeks ago. He will serve 15 years for the crime.
Mr. Pusey was charged in 2007 with the March 20, 2006 murder of Mr. King. The former Ambassador was found with 32 stab wounds at his home in Waterloo, St. Andrew. Pusey in his defense told the jury that he stabbed Mr. King after he went to Mr. King's apartment in search of a job and the ambassador gave him liquor and then tried to have sex with him.
Pusey said during a struggle he used a paper cutter to stab Mr. King
Berry Bryan, the attorney for Pusey has said he will be appealing against the conviction because there were allegations of suppression of evidence
There was no eyewitness to the murder and the Crown represented by Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Caroline Hay and Crown Counsel Dahlia Findlay relied on circumstantial evidence to prove its case.
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