Hanging under review

Bridgetown..

The death penalty for cnvicted murderers in Barbados could be off the satue books before the end of the year.

Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, told Trakker News today that he had seen drafts of the relevant legislation and he expects that the requisite changes will be made before the end of this year,

Brathwaite explained that the changes do not mean that the death penalty will be abolish altogether, but that the changes of the gallows swinging will be lessened, as it will no longer be automatic. be the automatic sentence received by those convicted of murder.