Over the course of the investigation and criminal trial, it was revealed that Hartin and Mr Jemmott, who were known to be friends, had been at a party in together on the island of Ambergris Caye on the night of his death. She must also рrоduсе а vіdео warning against the dangers of drunkenness and mishandling firearms, according to Breaking Belize News.Īt the time of Mr Jemmott's death, Hartin and Mr Ashcroft lived in Belize with their two children. Under the sentence handed down by the Belize's high court, Hartin must pay $75,000 BZD within 12 months, or face a potential prison sentence of 12 months, according to Channel 5 Belize. Hartin is the former partner of Andrew Ashcroft, the son of a prominent UK businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft. He died from a single gunshot wound to the head. She pleaded guilty in April to the manslaughter of Henry Jemmott on. Jasmine Hartin, 34, was handed a £30,000 fine and 300 hours of community service, according to local reports. “And that’s not only my opinion but the consensus of my family, his friends, and the general Belizean people.A Canadian socialite who killed a police chief in Belize with his own gun has reportedly been spared prison time. “I would say that I’m disappointed in the police department,” Marie Jemmott Tzul, his sister, told local media. Jemmott’s family, meanwhile, have urged prosecutors to upgrade Hartin’s manslaughter charges to murde r. Hartin was reportedly released after posting a bond of roughly $15,000. "We owe it to to ensure that we investigate properly," Commissioner Williams said. Jemmott was a father of five children and was engaged to be married at the time of his death. “I'm fighting for my life right now, I've lost everything and the only thing I have left is my children,” she said.Īuthorities have said they suspect Hartin and Jemmott may have been intoxicated at the time of the shooting. Hartin claimed that her partner has since denied her the opportunity to see her four-year-old twins ahead of her trial in Jemmott’s death. Hartin is romantically involved with Andrew Ashcroft, the son of Lord Michael Ashcroft, the British billionaire, who has multiple real estate assets in the country, according to CNN. “It's something that will never leave me,” Hartin said. She described the 42-year-old as her “friend” and a “great man.” “There's literally not a day that goes by when I don't cry and my frigging chest doesn't hurt and ache for his kids, for his family, for him,” Hartin said. The Canadian national claimed she’d been sexually assaulted days before the deadly shooting and insisted Jemmott was teaching her to use the Glock firearm when a round was mistakenly discharged, striking and killing the officer. Hartin has been charged with manslaughter by negligence. Police found Hartin in an “emotional state walking herself on the pier," following the shooting, according to Commissioner of the Belize Police Department Chester Williams, ABC News reported. He later saw Jemmott submerged in the surf face up, roughly 30 feet from the shoreline. A security guard reported hearing a “loud bang” around 12:45 a.m. The shooting occurred on a hotel pier on Ambergris Caye, a popular island resort destination. The first thing I did was call the police myself.” “It was an accident, I didn't flee the scene. “Henry was my friend,” Hartin told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview. Authorities have said they suspect the shot was fired with his own sidearm. Jemmott, who served as a superintendent of police in Belize, was found shot to death off the coast of San Pedro, having sustained a gunshot wound to his head. Jasmine Hartin, 32, said she’d mistakenly opened fire on her policeman friend, Henry Jemmott, as he instructed her how to use his service pistol during the deadly incident on May 22. The socialite daughter-in-law of a British billionaire accused in the fatal shooting of a Belize police officer last month has broken her silence, claiming the man’s death was accidental.
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