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Prosecutor charged in murder suspect escape

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Jan 26, CMC – A prosecutor has found herself on the wrong side of the law, facing charges for allegedly helping a murder suspect flee the country to evade capture.

Crown Counsel Shantrice Dorset was slapped with six charges related to the assistance she allegedly gave to the man suspected of murdering 29-year-old Akeem Archibald. Archibald was shot with a high-powered automatic rifle on July 20, 2024.

Dorset was denied bail when she appeared in the Magistrates Court and is currently on remand.

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