Sentencing of 50 year-old higgler Beverly Scarlett, who, along with her daughter and niece, was found guilty of manslaughter last month for the killing of Scarlett’s 66 year-old ex-lover was postponed until this week.

When the three appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Friday, sentencing was rescheduled for Friday, February 16, as the social inquiry report on the women was not ready.

Scarlett, her 20 year-old daughter Chantel Clarke and 19 year-old niece Shana-May Sterling, were found guilty of manslaughter late last month for the death of Roy Reid.

The court was told that on September 4, 2004, the women and Scarlett’s son, Oneil Clarke – who is reportedly on the run – stoned Reid’s vehicle as he pulled up outside Scarlett’s Penwood Road home about 11:40 pm.

In his haste to get away, Reid crashed his vehicle, which was then set ablaze by the women. Reid, who suffered severe burns to the upper body, fled from the blazing car and was again attacked with stones and bottles, the court was told.

Reid and Scarlett, the prosecution said, had broken up a few months earlier when Reid was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had to undergo major surgery. Reid, the accused and Oneil Clarke all lived together for a number of years at Penwood Road, Kingston 11, where Reid made major additions to their single-room home.

Testimony was also given that Reid, who was in severe pain, begged a cop who arrived at the scene to “finish mi off”.

“Mi nah go mek it. Jus kill mi an done … a Beverly Scarlett and har pickney dem do mi so,” the cop’s testimony quoted Reid.

While on his way to the Kingston Public Hospital – where he died the following day – Reid again allegedly told the police: “After mi build mi house Beverly Scarlett run mi out an do mi dis. Officer, kill mi an done.”

The court was told that while at the hospital, Reid told the police that he came under a sudden and unprovoked attack from Scarlett and her family members.

The women denied any involvement in the incident.

Scarlett said that on the night in question she was sitting by her stall, along with Sterling, when Reid slammed his car into the stall, then drove off, up Penwood Road where he crashed after he was stoned by a group of men.