Freedom for artist

CARLISLE TROTMAN back in 1986. (FP)

By Maria Bradshaw | Tue, August 28, 2012 - 12:08 AM

A NIFCA gold medal award-winning artist, who was serving a life sentence at Her Majesty Prisons Dodds, is due to take his walk to freedom this week.

Convicted murderer Carlisle St Clair Trotman, who has served close to 30 years behind bars, has had his sentence remitted by the local Privy Council and should be home with his family by tomorrow.

His attorney, Arthur Holder, confirmed to the DAILY NATION yesterday that he received a letter last Friday signed by Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave advising of his client’s freedom.

The 50-year-old Trotman was convicted on February 5, 1986, of murdering Michael Cox, of Rendezvous, Christ Church, sometime between July 1 and 9, 1985, and sentenced to hang.

Please read the full story in today’s DAILY NATION, or in the eNATION edition.

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Posted by Frank Husbands 8 months, 3 weeks ago: Michael cox was my friend and to see his convicted murderer being set free after a paltry 30 years angers me.These guys killing people intentionally and walking free after 15, 25 or 30 years is foolishness.The legislation should be updated to reflect the fact we no longer hang people but ensure criminals spend the entire rest of their life in jail thus sentences of 100 years and more need to be instituted for these criminals.