Guilty…Mom, lover get life sentences for Neesa Gopaul murder

Neesa Gopaul

Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former lover Jarvis Small were yesterday found guilty of the brutal murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul and both received sentences that will see them spend the rest of their natural lives behind bars.

Before a crammed courtroom, Justice Navindra Singh sentenced Sharima-Gopaul, the mother of the murdered teen, to 106 years in jail, while he sentenced Small, called ‘Barry, to 96 years, following a unanimous guilty verdict by a 12-member jury at the High Court.

The verdict was returned after three hours of deliberations by the jury and it saw loud expressions of satisfaction from many in the