26-year-old Sydney Bucknor Jr was found guilty today of the murder of his uncle, 61-year-old Micheal Bucknor in the court of Justice Marilyn Williams.
The killing happened on June 27th, 2013. Micheal was walking on Faber’s Road heading toward Tony’s shop when Sydney shot him in the back of the head.Â
2 days later Sydney gave police the caution statement used to convict him in which he admitted that he shot and killed his uncle. He said he did it because his uncle treated him badly and would constantly berate him. He also said that his uncle kept him on a limited allowance of $5 weekly out of rental fees he collected from a property belonging to Sydney's father.Â
During the trial, Sydney Jr. gave a statement from the dock claiming that he was beaten by the police into giving the caution statement. Sydney was represented by attorney Anthony Sylvestre.Â
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