THE punishment should fit the crime as well as the person.
So said Magistrate Garth Davis when sentencing Patricia Maria Camara to nine years’ imprisonment following her appearance in the Scottburgh Regional Court this afternoon.
Mrs Camara has been jailed for the murder of Trevor Barnard at a hotel in Hibberdene in 2015.
“Remorse has a particular meaning and there is a chasm between regret and remorse. There is no remorse, perhaps regret, but no true remorse,” said Magistrate Davis, adding that Mrs Camara had intentionally taken the firearm to the hotel where she would later shoot and kill Mr Barnard.
The visibly shaken Mrs Camara was led away while her family in court were left distraught and heartbroken.
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THE woman accused of murdering Trevor Barnard (31) appeared in the Scottburgh Regional Court recently.
Patricia Maria Camara (57) of Hibberdene was found guilty of murder after Mr Barnard, from Hibberdene, was shot in the lower back at close range while at the Hibberdene Hotel in July, 2015.
Sentencing will take place at the Scottburgh court on January 26 .
Ms Camara was released on bail.
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