The scars of the crime in 1996 are reportedly still fresh on the minds of many Bermudans, including the ‘astonishing’ court ruling against the main accused.4:09 PM Lincoln Phillips can chuckle at the thought today, but the task of wrangling the diverse personalities on his star-studded 1970s Howard University soccer teams was no laughing matter at the time. Mundy was, however, sentenced in 1997 to 16 years in prison for the armed robbery of a Bank of Butterfield security van two years earlier, and his sentence was increased by 18 months in 2009, after marijuana was found in his prison cell.

The developments cause outrage on the island and further afield. The decision was appealed up to the Privy Council in London, which is Bermuda's highest court, which ruled that the trial judge’s ruling should stand, although reportedly declaring that Meerabux's acquittal was “astonishing”. Smith, who was 16 years at the time of the killing, was charged with murder, but Justice Vincent Meerabux threw out the matter, declaring that Smith had no case to answer. Mundy, who was 21 at the time, was allowed to plead guilty to being an accessory to murder after agreeing to testify against Smith, and was jailed for five years. Mundy and a young Bermudian man, Justis Smith, were later arrested for the tragedy that struck the island, but there was much more intrigue in store for the islanders. Her friend got home safely, but Middleton was found dead on a lonely road at Ferry Reach near the town. Reports were that when a taxi failed to arrive to take them home, the two girls were given a ride by three men on motorcycles. Kirk Mundy, who resided in Bermuda for many years and has a family there, was implicated in an incident of armed robbery during which Rebecca Middleton of Belleville, Ontario, was raped and stabbed to death after a night out with a friend in St George's while on holiday on the island in 1996.

The deportee was transported via private jet because of security risks that were reportedly associated if he was to travel via the regular transit through the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada.

A Jamaican who was convicted for involvement in the murder and rape of a 17-year-old Canadian schoolgirl on a visit to Bermuda 21 years ago, has been deported after more than 20 years in prison, Bermudian authorities have indicated.

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