Minibus driver jailed for running over and killing boy, 4

Jayden Charles

Paul John, the minibus driver who caused the death of four-year-old Jayden Charles, by running him over as he was attempting to cross Water Street, was yesterday sentenced to 58 months in prison.

The sentence was handed down at the George-town Magistrates’ Court by Magistrate Judy Latchman, who stated that she had taken into consideration the mitigating factors, the prevalence of the offence, the fact that a life was lost, and that more than a dozen children were killed between the months of April to September.

The defendant’s attorney attempted to make an application for bail pending