28-year-old Alvin Jones was today sentenced to 43.5 years for the 2017 murder of amateur footballer Paul Daniels, which occurred on February 2, 2017.
Jones, also known as “Hotskull” of Costello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was sentenced by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in the High Court.
He was indicted for murder, which stated that on February 2, 2017, at Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, he murdered Daniels in the course or furtherance of a robbery.
He had pleaded not guilty to the capital offense. However, on December 8, 2020, a 12-member jury found him guilty of the charge.
Prosecutors Shawnette Austin and Nafeeza Baig represented the State while Stanley Moore represented Jones.
Reports are that on the day in question, Daniels had just arrived at the home of his girlfriend, Christine Castillo, and was watching television when two robbers, one of whom was armed with a gun, entered through a northern door which had been left open.
Daniels was relieved of the gold chain he was wearing and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police had said that Daniels attempted to retrieve the stolen items and chased after the men who shot him in his chest.
It was reported that the men hopped on their bicycles and escaped. Daniels was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
When the matter was called today for sentencing, Jones stated that he does not believe that he had a fair trial.
In response, Justice Beharry told him that he could appeal the sentence if he feels that way.
On that note, she sentenced him to 43.5 years behind bars.
