BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Sunday 13th October 2019)-Â The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) wants the death penalty for two convicted Killers of 17-year-old Leanna ‘Tiney’ Napoleon in the May/June 2017 homicide; one of whom is the teen’s brother.
According to the Police Public Relations Department, the application for such is expected to be submitted to the court this week.
On Friday 11th October, the deceased’s brother 21-year-old Brandon Lee Wells of Buckley’s Estate and his friend 20-year-old Travien Liddie of St. Johnston Village were both convicted after a 12- member jury gave its decisions.
The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for the offences of Murder and Attempting to Pervert the Natural Course of Justice for Wells, a unanimous guilty verdict for Liddie for the offence of Attempting to Pervert the Natural Course of Justice and an 11-1 guilty verdict for the offence of Murder.
Both young men had previously been charged for the incident which occurred between May 08 and June 14, 2017.
The DPP indicated to the court that he intends to make an application for the death penalty for both accused persons.
The judge ordered a Social Inquiry Report and Psychiatric Report be completed in preparation for sentencing.
Both Wells and Liddie have been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison.
On June 24, 2019, 27-year-old Ivan Phillip of LaGuerite pleaded guilty to the offence of being an Accessory After the Fact to Murder.
On Tuesday 24th September, he was sentenced to five (5) years and nine (9) months in prison commencing from that day.
Notably, in June 2017 Phillip age was given as 18-year- old and was said to be a resident of Shadwell.
Wanted by police back then, he reported Basseterre Police on Wednesday 21st June.
On Wednesday 14th June, the missing school girl (Napoleon) was found dead and buried in a shallow grave overnight in a far out mountainous region of the Olivee’s area located beyond the Buckley’s community.
Napoleon, who had been missing for over a month, was last seen on Monday 8th May in the vicinity of Buckley’s Site and Fort Street.
Napoleon was a fifth form student of the Basseterre High School (BHS).
