NASSAU- The murder trial of Lynette Charlton came to a surprising end today after the convicted killer died in hospital.
Charlton, also known as Kinette Joseph, was due to appear before Justice Jeanine Weech-Gomez on February 23 for the penalty phase of her trial.
Charlton had a medical history of seizures and surgery for a brain aneurysm.
A jury on November 17, 2021 convicted the 48-year-old of the murder of Wayne Seymour.
According to the evidence, Charlton asked Wayne Seymour to pick her up from her home off Soldier Road on December 27, 2015 so they could talk.
They got into an argument while driving on Adelaide Road and she pulled a handgun, causing him to stop his truck and run away.
The jury found that Charlton shot Seymour three times as he fled.
Then she drove off in his Chevrolet Silverado truck, leaving him for dead.
However, Seymour didn’t die immediately. And he told multiple people who shot him before he died in hospital on December 28, 2015.
Police found Seymour’s truck burned to the ground through Unison Road.
When Charlton turned herself to police, the keys to the truck and Seymour’s work ID were in her handbag.
Prosecutors alleged that Charlton killed Seymour because she was jealous that he was seeing other women.
However, Charlton denied ever being in a relationship with Seymour.
Instead, she described him as her “f*** buddy.”
Additionally, Charlton denied shooting Seymour or being with him.
However, gunshot residue tested positive on Charlton’s hands.
Charlton had ducked an earlier trial date by cutting off her ankle bracelet and going on the lam.
