Drunken man jailed for slashing stepdaughter, assaulting wife
Eswort Barnwell has been sentenced to just over 17 years in prison after slashing his stepdaughter across the face and repeatedly striking his wife with a machete during a violent drunken episode at their Diamond Estate home in Tortola.
The incident occurred on September 19, 2022, following a family barbecue where Barnwell consumed half a bottle of vodka. Tensions flared after a disagreement with his wife over her phone conversation with her boss.
Barnwell initially became aggressive and punched his stepdaughter in the head. He then turned on his wife, knocking her to the ground. After assaulting both women, Barnwell left the house, saying that he was going to the police station. Later, he returned to the home armed with a machete and attacked both women.
According to the sentencing judgment, Barnwell struck his wife with the machete a few times on her upper body, using the flat of the machete. The court heard that children under the age of 12 witnessed the attack and were left traumatised.
Barnwell eventually cornered his stepdaughter in her bedroom. She begged him not to kill her.
“I would tell her I am very sorry. I wasn’t thinking straight at the time,” he stated during his testimony.
His stepdaughter described the ordeal in a victim impact statement: “My recovery has been long, hard and tiresome and is still ongoing… my scars are a constant reminder of the night I wish I could forget.”
Barnwell was sentenced to 17 years, 1 month and 1 day for causing grievous bodily harm to his stepdaughter. His sentence was reduced due to mitigating factors and credit for his guilty plea and time on remand. He will also serve 3.28 years (three years, three months and 13 days) for assaulting his wife. The sentences will run concurrently.
In her judgment, High Court Judge Angelica Teelucksingh pointed to the need for deterrence, noting that “men do not have an unfettered licence to batter women.” She ruled that Barnwell must enrol in rehabilitation and training programmes while incarcerated.
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And he will reside comfortably, for years no work nor responslities unapologetic with all expenses paid by the taxpayers in this not too long ago zero crime Itty bitty island now made a link in the caribbean island chain of crime and abomination by the loathsome Black imported dregs of humanity in the Northern Hemisphere.
What about the others? Will they get justice also?
Please put harsh penalities and pit bull teeth in current Domestic Violence legislation, fire arms deaths and possession.
If you beat upon a woman, you must know that such sociological mis-conduct will not be tolerated.
You will spend a hefty and significant amount of time from around women.
You cshould not be allowed to beat them and still enjoy them.
Why. hasn’t the local and expat, white and others did’t climb on those above truths with thmbs down as is their normal practice?
An enemy to truths most times shows himself.
Send him st Vincent
Deport
That man should be in jail for life. That poor girl will be traumatized for the rest of her life and those scars are permanent.
SCUM.rot in hell.
Everyone need to drink and then planass his backside. Obviously they wouldn’t be thinking straight
Slow news day,this man in jail 4 months now and now you reporting this
So this excuse of a man plead guilty and it still took 3 years to get him sentenced? The BVI is not a real place.
Look how that man mashup Dat likkle girl and her beautiful face.
The * always looking trouble
Not happy about this situation but when a woman have a child with a big brother then go and have child with the smaller brother then marries the smaller brother . Just shaking my head .
That’s what you got out of what this man did? Smmfh
So u telling me this individual have children by two brothers ? What type of woman u called that. Not sorry for her one bit i more sorry for the daughter. Your mom was the reason this happen to you young lady . Cause if she have children for two brothers then she deserve what she get . I wont mind it was someone decent
Cultural normalcy and practice in their updeislun
hemisphere.
Household compositions are dogs and cats.
Imported contributors to the BVI,the human septic tank of the Caribbean.
Let me guess… He from St Vincent?
It does not give him the right to assault anybody.