{"id":67648,"date":"2021-06-02T11:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67648"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:38:03","slug":"why-did-the-powerful-uk-billionaires-daughter-in-law-really-fatally-shoot-the-top-belize-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67648","title":{"rendered":"Why did the powerful UK billionaire&#8217;s daughter-in-law really fatally shoot the top cop in Belize?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>UK billionaire\u2019s daughter-in-law charged in shooting death of top Belize cop<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"348\" width=\"618\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=5825384520001\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By Tamar Lapin and Lee Brown<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p>The daughter-in-law of a British billionaire\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/31\/jasmine-hartin-to-be-charged-in-death-of-belize-cop-henry-jemmott\/\">was charged<\/a>\u00a0Monday with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of a top police officer in Belize, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Jasmine Hartin, 32, who is married to the son of politically connected businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft, was denied bail at her arraignment Monday night,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9638097\/American-socialite-Jasmine-Hartin-38-charged-manslaughter-negligence-Belize-cop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She has been held in a tiny concrete cell at the police and court complex in San Pedro that a local described as \u201chell on earth,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-18393696 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 291px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=291 291w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=582 582w\" alt=\"Jasmine Hartin could potentially face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.\" width=\"291\" height=\"436\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=291 291w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-906.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=582 582w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption>Jasmine Hartin could potentially face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The charges came three days after Hartin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/29\/uk-billionaires-daughter-in-law-questioned-in-death-of-belize-official\/\">was initially detained<\/a>\u00a0for questioning in the Friday morning death of San Pedro Superintendent Henry Jemmott.<\/p>\n<p>The two were defying a COVID-19 curfew and drinking and socializing on a pier before Jemmott\u2019s body was found floating in the water with a bullet wound to the head, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old cop was shot behind the ear with his own revolver, according to cops.<\/p>\n<p>Hartin, a mom of two, was reportedly covered in blood and \u201cdeeply distressed and shaking\u201d when first responders arrived.<\/p>\n<p>After initially being uncooperative, she allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/01\/jasmine-hartin-confessed-to-shooting-after-drug-threat-report\/\">confessed to accidentally shooting<\/a>\u00a0the officer after being threatened with cocaine-possession charges, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p>The socialite told detectives that she was giving the officer a massage when he asked her to hand over his service Glock pistol \u2014 and the gun accidentally went off,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/7NewsBelize\/posts\/4404419149591816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to local reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hartin, a Canadian, lives in Belize with her husband, Andrew Ashcroft, the youngest son of Lord Ashcroft. She is the director of lifestyle and experience at the Alaia Belize, a luxury resort developed by her hubby.<\/p>\n<p>The cop \u2014 a father of five \u2014 was thought to have been staying at the resort during a break from work on \u201cpersonal matters\u201d because of relationship woes, the Mail said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-3292289\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vBKdyuhI4Xg?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He was friends with the whole Ashcroft family, according to his family, who denied any romantic connection with Hartin, the outlet said. Both were fully clothed at the time, sources\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/pistol-game-theory-belize-police-chiefs-death-lord-ashcroft-zsctrrwp0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told The Times of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hartin\u2019s father-in-law is Belize\u2019s former ambassador to the United Nations and his lawyer, the country\u2019s former attorney general, reportedly visited Hartin in jail Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The punishment for manslaughter in Belize can be up to 25 years in prison, but for Hartin is a maximum of five years, the Mail reported, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also possible she could get off with just a fine of $10,000, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img class=\"wp-image-18394249 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"A boat brings back the Belize cop's body \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The 42-year-old cop was shot behind the ear with his own revolver, according to cops.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">7NewsBelize<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img class=\"wp-image-18394250 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Medical examiner carries Henry Jemmott's body off a small boat\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The punishment for manslaughter in Belize can be up to 25 years in prison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img class=\"wp-image-18394257 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"The pier where the two were drinking and socializing before Henry Jemmott's body was found floating in the water with a bullet wound to the head\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Jasmine-Hartin-charged-in-shooting-death-of-belize-cop-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The two were drinking and socializing on a pier before Henry Jemmott\u2019s body was found floating in the water with a bullet wound to the head, police said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">7NewsBelize<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jemmott\u2019s family has insisted that the officer \u2014 who was due to be promoted to Senior Superintendent this year \u2014 was too \u201cskillful\u201d to have been shot dead in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a gunshot behind his ear like an assassination,\u201d one sister, Assistant Superintendent Cherry Jemmott, 48, previously said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a top cop. I don\u2019t know how he let down his guard to be shot with his own gun,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img class=\"wp-image-18389790 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Belize Superintendent Henry Jemmott\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pistol-game-belize-pc-death-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Henry Jemmott<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img class=\"wp-image-18394297 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Jasmine Hartin \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Jasmine Hartin, a mom of two, was reportedly covered in blood and \u201cdeeply distressed and shaking\u201d when first responders arrived.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alaia Belize\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-18393613 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Jasmine Hartin is the daughter-in-law of British billionaire Michael Ashcroft.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/belize-police-murder-912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Jasmine Hartin is the daughter-in-law of British billionaire Michael Ashcroft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His niece, Renisha Martinez, insisted in a Facebook post that \u201che was murdered and we need justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat man loved his job so much that he wouldn\u2019t even take days off!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a police source insisted to the UK Times that the investigation was operating on the belief that Hartin and Jemmott had been playing with his pistol under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/31\/uk-billionaires-daughter-in-law-charged-in-death-of-top-belize-cop\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/31\/uk-billionaires-daughter-in-law-charged-in-death-of-top-belize-cop\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK billionaire\u2019s daughter-in-law charged in shooting death of top Belize 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