Readers’ reactions

Six yrs for child’s beating death

I’m speechless – @TheMorrisLand

Six years? A joke ting that. – @Terrydon43

Some ppl nuh fi have pickney, which 2yr old eat fast? Seriously, mental checkups should be mandatory from one reaches 18. – @Marie24Dee

This sentence is too lenient. A child killed for eating slowly that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. – @jesseRoyal20

Mercy! That child suffered! – @Berry_Wild91

The country CANNOT be serious about crimes against kids, imagine the pain & fear the child endured for two hours resulting in death and 6 years is the punishment. – @IrishandChin

Six years? What a joke and a waste of court time & money. – @floMbernard

Six years for taking someone’s life? What kind of justice is that? – @WeiCine

Imagine. Murdered the boy and only gets 6 years because he didn’t intend on killing him with the two hours worth of beating. - @joaplum

I feel like I should change career goal and become a judge, because beating a 4 year child for 2 hours and not expecting them to die? That’s first degree murder not manslaughter. He got sentenced to 6 years how is this okay. – @iamshea15

Certainly, the office of the DPP will appeal this sentencing. Let’s see. – @dem_teach

Should be life in prison. – @Alexander_1link

I stand firm that crimes involving children need heavier sentences. – @jadularasa

Six years for beating a 4 year old to death. We continue to fail our children. – @_ally_oops_

Why is the charge/punishment so light? – @thatkidyoulove2

Jamaica needs new sentencing guidelines and stronger penalties because why is a man who beat a child to death only getting SIX YEARS? – @ChrisJNurse

Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram pages. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel

Then people still a beat pickney? Should have been more time. Such a silly reason. – @mizzyjay

A lawyer explain this fi mi deh? 6 years? Why manslaughter and not murder? – @Jaba_Kaboom

The punishment for eating slowly was more severe than the punishment for causing a CHILD’s death. – @dainabeauty_

Unbelievable. Every day the bar is lowered. – @marsha_mellon

Crimes against children should carry a much harsher sentence. 6 years is a joke. – @e_banks_boobie

Should have spent the rest of his life in prison. That’s why I don’t support angry people having or being around kids! Go heal unnu unresolved traumas! – @kforkilos

Was the “mother” charged too? – @sangeeta_harrison2

Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram pages. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel