Dave Benjamin, the man charged for the death of US National Jessica Colker, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Benjamin was sentenced today, following a total review of the matter, in which he had pleaded guilty in the last assizes to non-capital murder.
The life sentence was handed down to him by high court Judge, Paula Gilford, after careful consideration of the matter.
Benjamin was represented by Andre Thomas.
Jessica Colker was murdered on Sunday, 24 January 2016 in the area of the La Sagesse beach.
Colker and her husband, Brian Melito, were here in Grenada on vacation.
The two had embarked on a leisure walk on the beach when they were taken hostage.
Melito escaped and raised an alarm which mounted a search for Jessica.
Her body was later discovered.
A post-mortem concluded that Jessica had died as a result of extensive skull fracture and asphyxia.
The incident is reported to have occurred some two months after Benjamin was released from the Richmond Hill Prison on a rape conviction.
