Judge criticises government position on death penalty

Supreme Court Judge Donald McIntosh has criticised the Government for not carrying out the death penalty.



The judge made the criticism, after sentencing a 25 year old fisherman to be hanged for a double murder.



Junior Campbell, of August Town, St. Andrew was earlier convicted of the murder of a couple, who was shot dead at their home in August Town in February 2005.



A Home Circuit Court jury convicted Campbell on May 5 of the murders of Marlene Brown and her common-law-husband Stanford Hall.



The couple were at home with their five young children on the night of February 5, 2005 when gunmen kicked down the door and shot them.



The court was told that the persons taking care of the children were having a difficult time doing so.



The Judge on hearing this called for the government to put facilities in place to take care of children, who have lost their parents through violence.