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(Redirected from Rebecca Middleton) 1996 murder of a Canadian teenager in Bermuda

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Rebecca Jane Middleton (June 27, 1979 – July 3, 1996) was a Canadian teenager who was raped and murdered while on vacation in Bermuda. She was stabbed over 30 times, although alive when found, she bled to death before paramedics arrived.

Due to numerous errors in the prosecution of the perpetrators and double jeopardy, no one was charged with the murder. Due to the heinous nature of the crime, the lack of prosecution and the persistence of the Middleton family in seeking justice, it became a high-profile case and attracted the attention of Cherie Booth (the former UK Prime Minister's wife).

References

  1. Blair's wife asks Bermudian court to reopen case of slain Canadian. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 16, 2007. URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/blair-s-wife-asks-bermudian-court-to-reopen-case-of-slain-canadian-1.668711. Accessed on: May 4, 2007.
  2. Bell, Jonathan (13 October 2017). "Mundy returns to Jamaica". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. Retrieved 7 September 2022. The man jailed for his role in the brutal murder and rape of teenage tourist Rebecca Middleton has been deported from Bermuda. Sources said Kirk Mundy was flown by private jet to his homeland Jamaica last week after more than two decades in Bermuda's prison.
  3. Zacharias, Adam (4 July 2016). "Bermuda remembers Rebecca Middleton". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. Retrieved 7 September 2022. Ms Middleton was subjected to her horrifying ordeal and left to die. Justis Smith, 17, and Kirk Mundy, a 21-year-old Jamaican national, were accused of the killing. Mundy received five years in prison after admitting being an accessory to the crime, although DNA evidence later showed that he had raped the victim.


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