Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery

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Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery

A St Catherine man who shot and injured a businessman during a robbery in Spanish Town in 2017 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes handed down the sentence today. Oneil Wright, of Spanish Town, was sentenced to 10...

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