Tramangra Williams, called ‘Queenie’, who had appealed her 18- year sentence for the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend, withdrew her appeal yesterday (Monday, February 4, 2019) at the Appellate Court.

Williams, a mother of two, was handed the sentence five years ago by Justice Navindra Singh, after a 12-member jury found her guilty of manslaughter.

According to the reports, the woman was in an abusive relationship, and the stabbing was the end result of a confrontation with the now deceased, Tyrone McDonald Best.
During her trial in 2014, Williams said that on the night of December 27th, 2008, she and Best left to visit her cousin’s father for money and some marijuana. After they had left the cousin’s father’s house, Best started accusing her of having an affair with the man because of how he observed the man was looking at her.

An argument ensued and Williams said that Best started slapping her head and then proceeded to hit her about the body. The knife, she said, was being used to keep him off, and he ran into the knife. After spending several days in the hospital receiving treatment for the stab wound to his chest, Best died.

On the grounds of acting in self-defence, and showing great remorse for what transpired, Williams was ready to challenge the decision of the learned trial judge who passed an 18-year sentence for the crime committed.

However, when the matter was called on Monday, the unrepresented Williams stood before the Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings-Edwards, and Justices of Appeal Rishi Persaud and Dawn Gregory, and said she would no longer like to appeal her case. She did not provide a reason.

Her request was granted, and the court was adjourned.
This newspaper however, was reliably informed that Williams has been out on parole since June 2018.