MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A Manchester Circuit Court has postponed the sentencing of convicted murderer Kevon Lesley, known locally as ‘Nice,’ until May 7th. The delay stems from the unavailability of critical legal documents, including a social enquiry report and the defendant’s antecedents, as confirmed by his attorney Norman Godfrey.
Lesley was found guilty on February 3rd by a seven-member jury following an intensive two-week trial for the brutal 2023 murder of his spouse, Shadae Brown. The conviction relates to a horrific incident on March 10, 2023, where investigators determined Lesley engaged in a domestic dispute with Brown around 8:30 PM before repeatedly stabbing her with knives and fleeing the scene.
The tragedy unfolded before Brown’s 11-year-old son, who was locked inside the residence with his mother’s body along with another child. After hours trapped in the home, the boy managed to alert neighbors who discovered the scene. Brown’s relatives had provided Lesley with a bus for his taxi operation, which was found abandoned near the property with keys inside. Neighbors utilized this vehicle to transport Brown to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Brown’s family members gathered outside the James Warehouse plaza courthouse in Mandeville for hours on Thursday awaiting resolution. Donna Walker-Ellis, the victim’s mother, expressed profound frustration to Observer Online, noting they had been present from 10:00 AM until approximately 2:00 PM only to learn of the postponement due to missing documentation.