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Dwight James of Farm Site, Sandy Point, St. Kitts, age thirty-four (34), has been
sentenced to serve eighteen (18) years in His Majesty’s Prison for the offence of
Manslaughter by virtue of diminished capacity.
Mr James was originally charged with murder, the criminal act having been committed on August 8th, 2022, and resulting in the death of Luis K. James, also of Farm Site, Sandy Point. Mr James pleaded guilty to the charge on November 28th, 2024, and was sentenced on February 3rd, 2025.
His time spent on remand will count towards his sentence, and he will be eligible for early release after serving a third of his sentence with good behaviour. The sentence was handed down at the High Court in Basseterre, St. Kitts, by His Lordship Justice Iain Morley, KC.
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