Billionaire Lord Ashcroft’s daughter-in-law Jasmine Hartin could dodge jail with FINE despite ‘shooting dead Belize cop’
THE daughter-in-law of British billionaire Lord Ashcroft may avoid jail and could receive a fine after she was charged with manslaughter in the death of a Belize cop.
Socialite Jasmine Hartin, 38, is facing manslaughter by negligence charges after the body of Henry Jemmott was found floating in the sea near San Pedro on Friday.
She was charged with manslaughter and the punishment can be "life" in jail - up to 25 years.
But, Hartin is facing a maximum of five years, reports.
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It's reported that the punishment could be just a fine of around $10,000.
The charge of manslaughter by negligence rarely results in a prison sentence in the country, The Times reports.
Ms. Jemmott Tzul said her brother had known Hartin but revealed there was amid reports that they were drinking alone on the pier before the shooting.
Hartin told authorities that she was giving Jemmott, a police superintendent, , according to local media.
He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, having served between 2005 and 2010.
Lord Ashcroft sat on the benches of the House of Lords as a life peer until 2015.
He is also a philanthropist, author and pollster.
Jasmine and husband Andrew head a luxury hotel company in Belize.
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Andrew, 43, is the youngest of Lord Ashcroft's three children from his first marriage and is a citizen of Belize, where he lives and works with Jasmine.
Family members said that Jemmott was a father of five and that he was heading for a promotion to senior superintendent with Belize Police.