Policeman gets 22 years for shooting death of girlfriend
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The policeman who reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend during a dispute over a phone call at the woman’s house in Richmond, St Mary, last June was on Friday sentenced to 22 years and six months in prison. The 24-year-old former Police Constable, Patrick Walters, was also sentenced to 20 years and three months for using a firearm to commit a felony. Justice Tara Carr handed down the sentences and ruled that they are to run concurrently. Walters was initially charged with murder but pleaded g