Man who choked partner, set her ablaze gets over 14 years behind bars

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Rasbert TurnerJournalist at Jamaica Star

July 13, 2026

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Man who choked partner, set her ablaze gets over 14 years behind bars

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Twenty-eight-year-old Lavar Braham of Trainline, Gregory Park, Portmore, was sentenced in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday after being convicted of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm with intent.

Justice Yvonne Brown sentenced Braham to 14 years and seven months' imprisonment on that charge.

He was also sentenced to three years, two months and 28 days' imprisonment for choking with intent.

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