A drop in the bucket when your portfolio has lots of zeroes. More details have come out in the case of Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin and the homicide of Belize police chief Henry Jemmot on San Pedro Ambergris Caye Belize. She was sprung Wednesday on about 15,000 USD bail. The socialite says she had “no idea” the gun she was holding was loaded before it went off and killed her police chief friend in Belize, it is reported. Jasmine Hartin, 32, was arrested after Belize police superintendent Henry Jemmott was accidentally killed with his Glock 17 in a drinking session. The socialite, who is Lord Ashcroft’s daughter-in-law, is now said to have described the incident as a “living nightmare”, telling police in a statement: “I picked up the gun and tried to eject the magazine clip but it was stuck. Jasmine Hartin hid under a blanket as she was released from the nation’s notorious Central. “I struggled with it, trying to get the magazine out, when the gun suddenly went off. The billionaire socialite arrested in Belize in the shooting death of a police officer has made bail. “I had no idea it still had a bullet in the chamber.” She added: “Henry fell back on top of me. “As I was wriggling to get out from under him, to get free so I could check to see if he was OK, he slipped into the water.” I was pinned down and he was bleeding all over me. The Mail on Sunday said Ms Hartin – wed to Tory billionaire Lord Ashcroft’s son Andrew – told police that Supt. The 34-year-old mother-of-two was arrested in May 2021 after the death of 42-year-old police superintendent Henry Jemmott, who was shot in the head with his own gun as the pair socialized near. There is not much background information on her although she is reported to have both Canadian and American citizenship. Jemmott gave her the gun so she could practise her shooting skills. SOCIALITE Jasmine Hartin was reportedly 'roughed up' by Belize cops after she was arrested last Friday for allegedly accidentally killing a police officer. The media has designated Hartin to be a socialite with a mysterious past. She has been charged with manslaughter by negligence and could face up to five years in jail, or be let off with a $10,000. The pair had reportedly been friends for a number of years and he suggested she arm herself after an incident at a party in Belmopan when a man became aggressive towards her.
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