Krishna Maharaj
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Krishna Nanan Maharaj (pronounced [kɾiʂɳaː naːnənə məɦaːɾaːdʒə]; born 26 January 1939) is a British Trinidadian businessman. In 1987 he was convicted by a Florida court for the double murders of Chinese Jamaican businessmen Derrick Moo Young and Duane Moo Young, and was sentenced to death. Maharaj has always denied committing the murders, and according to the human rights organisation Reprieve, the case of Krishna Maharaj is "an epic miscarriage of justice".[2]
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Born | Krishna Nanan Maharaj (1939-01-26) 26 January 1939 (age 85) Diamond Village, Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago |
Nationality | British Trinidadian |
Other names | Kris Maharaj |
Citizenship | British Trinidadian |
Occupation | Businessman |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at the South Florida Reception Center |
Spouse | Marita Maharaj |
Parent(s) | Dolly Nanan Maharaj (mother) Nanan Maharaj (father) |
Relatives | Ramesh Maharaj (brother) Roopnarine Rambachan (brother-in-law) |
Conviction(s) | First degree murder, kidnapping[1] |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
On 13 September 2019, Federal Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes made a legal finding that Maharaj had proven his innocence by "clear and convincing evidence" and that "no reasonable juror could convict him", but ruled that this was not sufficient for Maharaj to be set free.[3]