Disappointment was etched on the faces of the relatives of Simone Campbell-Collymore and Winston Walters after they learnt that the man convicted of planning the killings of the two, Omar Collymore, and his three co-convicts, would not be sentenced on Wednesday.

The new date for the sentencing is Friday, July 26 at which time they should learn how many years they will spend in prison for their role in the January 2, 2018 killing of businesswoman Campbell-Collymore and taxi operator Walters.

Karen Campbell, the mother of Campbell-Collymore, said the delay has caused a lot of frustration, but she has faith in the justice system.

“It is frustrating, but we just have to bear it and let the law take its course. It is frustrating, even for the judge. We hope that this Friday will definitely be the last,” said Campbell.

Kerry-Ann Walters, the sister of Walters, told the Jamaica Observer on Wednesday that she was vexed by the delay and pointed out that it was the third time the sentencing had been stalled.

“Mi upset. Mi vex. This is the third time they put it off. My sister took time off from work to come to court, just for the sentencing; I could see that she was vexed as well. Hopefully Friday will be the end of it all because this is too much for us,” she said.

On Wednesday, sentencing was pushed back to give one of the convicts the opportunity to have a doctor explain to Judge Leighton Pusey the details of his medical condition.

The convict in question is Dwayne Pink, and his attorney Earnst Davis last week urged Pusey to take his illness into consideration when handing down the sentence to his client.

On Wednesday, Davis thanked Justice Pusey for his assistance in getting a doctor to come to court. The doctor took a medical report to court, and on Friday he will appear in court again — via a secure video link — to be asked questions on the details on the document.

“I must thank you for your assistance in getting the medical report, and must also thank the doctor for coming on such short notice. We are very grateful,” Davis said.

Justice Pusey made it clear that when the details of the medical report are being read out, the session will not be open to the media and the public.

“Thank you very much, Dr… The registrar will get details from you so we can put you online and deal with you on Friday. The evidence that Dr…is going to give will be medical evidence about an accused person and is not going to be open to the public. Issues like this are confidential, although it is not secret because attorneys of the accused persons would be present. This matter is adjourned until Friday at 10:00 am,” Pusey said.

Pink, along with Collymore and Michael Adams, were convicted in May for the double murder and one count of conspiracy to murder.

Another convict, Shaquilla Edwards, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder but the jury found that he was not guilty of the offence of murder as the evidence in the case did not place him at the scene of the killing.

Campbell-Collymore and Walters were fatally shot by two men outside the Forest Ridge apartment complex in Red Hills, St Andrew.

While Collymore, Adams and Pink did not pull the actual trigger in the shooting death of Campbell-Collymore and Walters, they were found to have plotted and schemed profusely over many days to have Campbell-Collymore killed.

Campbell-Collymore was the wife of Barbadian-born Collymore, who is the main convict in the case as he was the mastermind. The motive for killing his wife, prosecutors said, was so he could claim more than $100 million in life insurance benefits.

The prosecutor, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Andrea Martin-Swaby, made a recent submission to Justice Pusey requesting that Collymore and Michael Adams, who was the contractor in the killings, be sentenced to life in prison for the two murders, with both men serving close to 50 years before eligibility for parole.

A slightly lower sentence, just over 40 years, was recommended for Pink based on his lesser participation in the plot. The prosecutor recommended that Edwards serve 3 1/2 years for his murder conspiracy conviction.

Martin-Swaby described the case as being within the realm of the worst of the worst.

She said the evidence in the case depicts a chilling demonstration of a well-organised and orchestrated contract to kill, and that a strong message should be sent to other organisers of crime that such atrocities should not be tolerated.