Shineka Gray’s killer sentenced to life in prison
ST JAMES, Jamaica – The man convicted of the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Shineka Gray in 2017 has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole until he has served 42 years, 9 months, and 21 days in prison.
High Court Justice Bertram Morrison handed down the judgment a short while ago in the St James Circuit Court.
Gregory Roberts was found guilty by a seven-member jury on January 24.
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Shineka, a grade 10 student at the time of her death in 2017, was found dead three days after being reported missing. She was last seen alive in Montego Bay while on her way home from a schoolmate’s funeral.
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Roberts and his co-accused, Mario Morrison were later taken into custody in connection with the killing. Morrison pleaded guilty in September 2022 after entering a plea deal with the State and was sentenced to life in prison a month later.
