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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Sommerlad

How a Canadian socialite came to admit the manslaughter of a police officer on the luxury holiday island of Belize

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Jasmine Hartin, a Canadian socialite and luxury real estate developer, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by negligence in court in Belize over the shooting of a police officer.

Hartin, 34, formerly the partner of the son of British billionaire Lord Ashcroft, who was previously deputy chair of the Conservative Party, was arrested and charged with the manslaughter of Henry Jemmott, 42, in late May 2021.

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