ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — A man who was found guilty of murdering a Jamaican hairdresser with whom he had a relationship has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by an Antiguan court.

Shawn Mussington was sentenced when he appeared in the High Court on Tuesday. Mussington was found guilty of the capital offence following a jury trial in March. The judge ordered that the sentence be reviewed after Mussington serves 20 years.

Mussington was charged with the brutal killing of his former partner, Simone Whyte-Barrington, an offence which occurred on November 14, 2020.

During the trial, which lasted about a week, the prosecution led evidence which showed that Mussington was unable to get over his break-up with Whyte-Barrington.

The prosecution painted Mussington as a stalker, describing his actions as a cowardly sneak attack. The Crown also posited that he was obsessed with her and did not want to let go, so he became dangerous.

Mussington stabbed Whyte-Barrington in the chest with a knife during a function.

It is reported that he had been monitoring her movements on the fateful night before he held on to her as she passed him and inflicted the fatal wound.

Whyte-Barrington died on the scene.