BAHAMAS: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED

Cordell Farrington had his murder conviction and death sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal in the Bahamas. He was then convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison. President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer delivered Farrington’s ruling. She sat with along with Justices Milton Ganpatsingh and Emmanuel Osadebay. Farrington had also been charged with the killings of Deangelo McKenzie, Desmond Rolle, Mackinson Colas and Junior Reme. These were four of the five boys killed in Grand Bahama in 2003. He has not been tried for their deaths.