MAVADO'S SON GUILTY : Mavado's son, Dante Brooks convicted of murder in Jamaica

 BY KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer  Thursday, January 28, 2021 

DANTE Brooks, son of dancehall deejay Mavado, was found guilty of the 2018 murder of Lorenza Thomas in the Home Circuit Court, downtown Kingston, yesterday.

The 18-year-old was also convicted of illegal possession of firearm and arson. Several efforts to contact his legal team headed by Peter Champagnie, QC, were unsuccessful.

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Co-accused Andre Hinds was also found guilty of the capital offence. Sentencing is scheduled for March 12.

According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Corporate Communications Unit, at 3:30 am on June 5, 2018, a group of armed men forced their way into the 23-year-old victim's home in the Cassava Piece community in St Andrew. He was shot, chopped, and his body set on fire.

It is alleged the murder occurred days after Mavado was reportedly shot at by a group of men in that community.