Manchester killer wishes he could bring back lover

Andre Bromfield, the former delivery supervisor who pleaded guilty to the killing of his 24 –year- old lover Shantel Whyte, says he wishes he could bring her back.

“If money could bring the deceased back to life, I would spend every cent without reservation,” he said.

Bromfield, who has been married for nine years, admitted his relationship with Whyte was an extramarital affair which he tried ending “because it wasn’t fair to his wife,” but found himself re-engaging with the deceased.

He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on May 16, which the prosecution accepted on the basis of provocation.

His sentence was reduced to 18 years and 5 months, down from the original 25 years after Judge Lorna Shelly -Williams gave consideration to the two and half years Broomfield spent in lock-up, among other factors.

However, those aspects of the report had little to no weight on reasons for sentence reduction.

Attorney Norman Godfrey, who represented Bromfield sought to argue for a lesser sentence by reiterating details of the social enquiry report that spoke to Bromfield’s hypertension diagnosis since being in custody, the hospitalisation of his wife – who he has been married to for the past 9 years, his role as sole breadwinner for his family, and the impact it will have on their only child- who has been shielded from the truth of his predicament and told he is away for work.

However, Shelly -Williams later stated that a lesser sentence would shock public conscience.

Though the matter has now come to an end, Mother of the deceased Cyrena Russell, who also took the stand and sought to question Bromfield about his reasons for killing her daughter, before she cautioned by the Judge, said the pain she feels inside is like a sore than can’t heal.

“He should never have took up a gun and shot her. Even if it was provocation, he should have chose a method other than death… He will have to repent for his sins for what he has done to my daughter” Russell stated as she struggled to fight back the tears

The deceased’s father, Alton Whyte, said he is not pleased with the judgment and how the matter was handled.

“That nuh please me. How you fi have a man weh murder and you bring it down to Manslaughter? what kind a thing is that?” he questioned 

Whyte said his only regret is that he didn’t secure legal representation for the family. 

“There is no justice here… If it was the big man child it wouldn’t be like this, I’m here sitting down and I didn’t even get the opportunity to go in the court. I didn’t get a chance to go in the court and say something… I’m so fed up… He should have gotten more time. It’s not a manslaughter case is a murder case.” 

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