The Nassau Guardian
Prince Hepburn appeal delayed
The appeal launched by contractor Prince Hepburn against his conviction for the murder of his mistress won’t be heard until June.
Attorney Nathan Smith yesterday asked the court for an adjournment, claiming that his boss, Murrio Ducille, had not yet received the court transcripts.
Court of Appeal President Anita Allen questioned how this could be since the court had the transcripts since February 12.
The matter has been adjourned to June 18.
Hepburn was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the hacking death of Nellie Mae Brown-Cox between April 6 and 7, 2011.
Prosecutors alleged that Hepburn flew into a jealous rage after he learned that she was seeing someone else, prosecutors said.
Hepburn, 51, had left his wife and children for Brown-Cox, who was also married. They had planned to marry after divorcing their spouses.
In passing sentence, Justice Indra Charles said that Hepburn, who had no prior brushes with the law, could have walked away in the same manner that he left his wife and children.
According to the evidence, Hepburn confronted Brown-Cox about his rival and she brushed him off.
That’s when he launched into a violent rage, chopping Brown-Cox in the head, arms and torso with two cutlasses.
Police found the cutlasses with the words “You're next, George Sawyer" and "This is what cheaters get” engraved on them at the crime scene in South Beach.
Hepburn told a police officer at the scene that he’d spent over $1 million on Brown-Cox, left his wife and children for her and she cheated on him.
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