Bounty Killer On Mavado’s Son Murder Conviction: ‘No One Really Knows What Happened That Night’
Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer is asking fans to keep their prayers up for Mavado and his teen son Dantay Brooks who was recently given a life sentence for a home invasion murder.
The Coppershot deejay made the heartfelt plea for prayers on Instagram Monday, but he also sent condolences to the victim’s family “since none of us knows what really took place that night.”
“But my heart is wrenching and any man with young sons would be as trouble never set like rain and nobody knows what tmrw brings’ its today for me and tmrw for you only one life we got so let’s live it right folks,” he continued. “Life is consist of good and bad ups and downs troubles trials and even tragedy that we all have to survive to thrive Its Not An Easy Road.”
“Sounds simple but thats what helped me through my darkers days prayers works,” he added.
Despite their differences with the Gully Gad, both Bounty Killer and Popcaan showed support for Mavado after his mother, Ms Pinny, had died. After Dantay was sentenced on Friday, Bounty is once again showing his maturity and compassion in his post yesterday, which tagged Mavado.
“Bounty Killer, despite his supposed brashness, is a compassionate person. With the closeness of Bounty to his own mother, he would have understood the significance of David’s loss. Popcaan, too, shares a lot of love and affection for his mother, Miss Rona. So persons who love their mothers have the ability to show that human compassion. The fact that they extended themselves in this way is very commendable,” Music analyst Clyde McKenzie told the Gleaner.
Dantay, who was tried was tried as an adult, and his co-accused Andre Hinds were found guilty of murder, possession of a firearm, and arson. Brooks must serve at least 22 years to life on the three convictions, while Hinds must serve at least 17.
The charges stemmed from a 2018 home invasion in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew that left Lorenzo Thomas dead, and the prosecution relied heavily on eye witness testimony of Thomas’s father.
Brooks’ lawyer, Peter Champagnie, has promised to appeal. “We have fertile ground on which to effect an appeal. We respect the judge’s decision, but we will be acting on the right of persons to challenge the ruling,” he told DancehallMag.
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