Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Taxi operator sentenced to life for murder of Trinidadian teacher

The taxi operator, found guilty of  the murder of  Trinidadian teacher Michelle Coudray Greaves, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday

Ivan Taylor of  Lindoes Hill, in the western parish of Westmoreland was found guilty on May 22.

He will serve 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole. The mother of  the deceased, Marlene Coudray, was at the sentencing.

“ (I’m) still distressed but a lot relieved, I still don’t have my daughter and the children are without a mother … but I am comfortable with the verdict,” said her mother who is a Government Minister in Trinidad and Tobago.

Taylor,46,who was found guilty of murder on May 22, will serve 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole.

Coudray-Greaves, 39, was due to start a teaching job in the western city of Montego Bay, when she went missing after returning from a trip to Trinidad on June 2, 2012.

Taylor, who provided her with taxi service, was arrested shortly after her burnt remains were found in cane field on the outskirts of Montego Bay. Forensic science was used to determine her identity.


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Taxi operator sentenced to life for murder of Trinidadian teacher