By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 8th March 2019)-The man convicted of killing 17-year-old Rakeim ‘Rackbo’ Hanley back in 2015 has been slapped with a life imprisonment sentence at the age of 30.
Souvin Ritchen, who was formally from Shadwell but lived at Durant Avenue, was found guilty of murder by a majority of the jury in November last year.
Hanley of Fort Thomas Road was shot on the night of Tuesday 25th August 25 in the area while riding his bicycle, and died the following morning as a result of his injuries.
Details relayed by the Police Public Relations Department on Tuesday 5th March informed that on the day of sentencing “The Court described the murder as cold, vicious and the worst case scenario, adding that the degree of seriousness was exceptionally high.”
“The Court also stated that his conduct was a proclamation of his untouchability in the community and that his good character was eclipsed by the circumstances of the case,” police further disclose.