Dominica : Sherman Webb, who two weeks ago was found guilty of the murder of Barbadian Corey Poleon, was on Friday (July 20, 2012) sentenced to life in prison by Justice Bernie Stephenson Brooks.
Before sentencing Justice Brooks labeled the facts of the case as “unusual and unfortunate and bizarre.”
She called the killing of the Poleon as “cold, callous, brutal, calculated and heinous” and stated that the court needed to send a strong message to society that such acts would not be tolerated.
The prosecution did not ask for the death penalty, instead they requested “life in prison” for Webb.
Webb was represented by attorney at Law Peter Alleyne who maintained Web’s innocence throughout the week-long trial at the country’s High Court presided over by Madame Justice Brooks.
During the trial Webb told the court that Poleon came to visit him in August of 2009 to conduct “an occult ceremony which involved the summoning of a demon.”
He testified that during the ceremony, Poleon became frightened and a demon possessed his body. He said he chopped Poleon on the neck with a cutlass to force the demon to leave his body.
He said he later buried Poleon’s body under the wooden house where they had conducted the ritual after “banishing the spirits.”
In his final statement, the 31-year-old Kingshill resident told the court, “I do not agree that I killed Corey. He was a friend of mine.”
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