Charles Elroy Laplace (died 19 December 2008) was the most recent person executed by Saint Kitts and Nevis.
On 28 February 2006, Laplace was convicted of murdering his wife Diane by stabbing her in their home in Figtree on 12 February 2004.[1] On 30 March 2006, Laplace was sentenced to death by hanging.[1]
Laplace was hanged at the prison in Basseterre on 19 December 2008.[2] It was the country's first execution since 2000[2] and the only execution in the Americas outside the United States since 2003.[3] Laplace's execution was controversial because it was carried out before he was able to appeal his case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, which is the supreme court for Saint Kitts and Nevis. Human rights activists and opposition politicians also pointed out that Laplace was not represented by legal counsel at the time of his execution.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Elliot, Anastasha (31 March 2006). "Charles La Place sentenced to die". St Kitts – Nevis Observer. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07.
- ^ a b c Hirsch, Afua (23 December 2008). "Man hanged in rare St Kitts execution had not exhausted appeal rights, say campaigners". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ "The death penalty in the Americas in 2008". Amnesty International. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
External links
edit- Amnesty International, St Kitts and Nevis: Death Penalty/Legal Concern, 12 February 2009
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