Woman Pleads Guilty to Murdering Canadian Pensioner in Jamaica

Sadene Green, aged 30, has pleaded guilty to murdering Canadian pensioner Fitz Albert Barnes in 2017. Barnes’s body was found in his home in Spanish Town. Green, arrested in 2018, is awaiting sentencing set for April 4, 2025.

A 30-year-old woman, Sadene Green, pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Circuit Court to the murder of 82-year-old Fitz Albert Barnes, a Canadian pensioner, in 2017. Barnes was discovered deceased, wrapped in a tarpaulin, at his residence on Young Street in Spanish Town in May 2017. Investigations by the Spanish Town Criminal Investigations Branch led to Green’s arrest in 2018, with a post-mortem revealing multiple stab wounds and blunt-force trauma as the cause of death. Green is scheduled for sentencing on April 4, 2025.

The case highlights the grim reality of violent crime, with Sadene Green admitting to a brutal murder that shocked the community. The court date for sentencing will provide a resolution to a case that has lingered since 2017. As the judicial process unfolds, the impact of such crimes on public safety and community trust remains a critical concern.

Original Source: www.jamaicaobserver.com