Reggae Girl killer sentenced to 6 years in prison

Rushelle Foster, the woman who was implicated in the death of 23-year-old national footballer, Tarania Clarke, was this afternoon sentenced to 6 years and 6 months for manslaughter.

The 24-year-old convict who was initially tried for murder, was sentenced by Justice Leighton Pusey, after she was found guilty of manslaughter in January.

The prosecution led evidence during the trial, which started on January 8, that on October 31, both women had a dispute over a cellular phone in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, when a knife was used to stab Clarke, otherwise called 'Plum Plum'.

The Reggae Girlz midfielder, who was also the captain of the Waterhouse Football Club's women's team, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Foster was later arrested and charged.

The defendant, however, maintained that Clark was accidentally stabbed. She also indicated that she had reached for her knife in self-defence.

Attorneys John Jacobs and Courtney Rowe represented the defendant.

- Tanesha Mundle 

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