Accused serial killer re-sentenced to 55 years

Wed, Sep 4th 2013, 11:34 AM

An accused serial killer who shot a man to death 23 years ago has been resentenced to 55 years in prison.

Cyril Darville, 51, yesterday apologized to God, his victim's family and his family and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas when he appeared before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs to be resentenced for the 1990 murder of Anthony Feaste.

Darville was given the mandatory death penalty when a jury convicted him of Feaste's murder in August 1992. Darville was charged with the murders of eight other hackers, but he was only tried for Feaste's murder.

The death sentence was eventually commuted to life by the Prerogative of Mercy.

However, both sentences were invalidated by a 2006 Privy Council decision that determined that the mandatory death penalty was unlawful.

At the re-sentencing hearing, probation officer Janice McKenzie said Darville expressed remorse for his crime.

She said although prison guards gave glowing reports of his progress in prison, he could be hiding his true character from the guards as he hid his crimes from his family and coworkers.

Isaacs said he agreed with McKenzie's assessment as Darville's previous convictions for armed robbery and possession of a firearm showed he had a "propensity for weaponry" as Feaste "had been dispatched with a firearm".

Isaacs continued, "Your previous convictions did nothing to deter you from the path at which you had set your feet -- that of criminality.

You've had your second chance." Isaacs sentenced Darville to 55 years to take effect from the date of his conviction.

Darville's lawyer, Dorsey McPhee, had asked the court to impose an additional five years in prison. On the other hand, Koschina Marshall, the prosecutor, said that a sentencing range of 30 to 60 years was appropriate.

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