A soldier is going to jail for beating his wife. BDF Staff Sergeant Darrell Hemsley was found guilty of wounding today in court after he attacked his wife last year November. Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith sentenced Hemsley to 3 months imprisonment.
Magistrate Smith told him that he was a disgrace to the Belize Defense Force and that she is going to make an example out of him. The incident happened on November 25th, 2016. Hemsley's wife Trecia Hemsley, testified that he came home from work that night and accused her of having his social security card. She said Hemsley attacked her and began to punch her and kick her. She was cut to the forehead.
Trecia testified that even after her mother, Marcela Sutherland, intervened, Hemsley continued punching her. Sutherland testified and verified her daughter's testimony. Hemsley admitted that he approached his wife, and that if he hadn't, there wouldn't have been any struggle between them
Email
Print