

She told cops they later walked a short distance to the wooden pier by the Mata Rocks hotel, which was closed because of the pandemic. In her statement to police, Hartin claims she invited the veteran officer to her apartment where the pair drank and discussed her personal security. Jemmott had arrived in San Pedro last week, enjoying a fishing trip and hitting some bars with a friend while staying at a downtown hotel. Jasmine Hartin, 32, who is married to the son of British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, was taken into custody last Friday after Superintendent Henry Jemmott, 42, was shot behind the ear with his own revolver. Published: 01:23 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 21:02 BST, 1 June 2021Ĭanadian socialite Jasmine Hartin has been pictured in jail after she was charged with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of a prominent police officer in Belize - but could escape with just a fine, can reveal. Hartin was being held at San Pedro police station jail, which a local described as 'hell on earth'īy Ben Ashford In San Pedro, Belize For Dailymail.Com.Hartin told detectives she was giving the officer a massage moments before his death, according to local news reports.Prior to his death, he had been drinking with wealthy Hartin, 32, a Canadian socialite.


Sources with knowledge of the island's secretive justice system said the fine could be around $10,000 USD.The Canadian could be sentenced five years in prison, or she could be let off with just a fine.On Monday night a court in San Pedro denied her bail application, her lawyer Godfrey Smith confirmed.Jasmine Hartin, the daughter-in-law of British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, has been charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of Belize Superintendent Henry Jemmott.Lord Ashcroft's daughter-in-law Jasmine Hartin is pictured in jail after she was charged with manslaughter for fatal shooting of Belize cop 'after giving him a shoulder massage during night of drinking' but could still avoid prison by paying FINE
