Stepfather Sentenced to 15 Years for Killing 3-Year-Old Stepson

Kenrick Longsworth, the Belize City resident convicted of the death of his three-year-old stepson, has been sentenced to fifteen years behind bars for manslaughter. He was also given an additional three years for wounding. As we have reported, on January tenth, 2020, Mark Teul’s mother found him dead inside their Lovely Lane home. He was beaten to death and sexually assaulted by Longsworth. Mark’s two siblings were also found badly beaten, but still alive inside the house. Today, he appeared before Justice Derick Sylvester for sentencing. Justice Sylvester ordered that the sentences run concurrently with each other and his four years on remand deducted by the court. The children’s mother was seen crying inside the courtroom. She left immediately after hearing the sentence handed down for the killing of her three-year-old son.  Longsworth was initially tried for murder and two counts of attempted murder. He was later found guilty of manslaughter and guilty of wounding. Justice Sylvester starting point was twenty-four years in prison.  He then deducted five years for the mitigating and aggravating factors leaving him with nineteen years. After his remand period was deducted, Longsworth was left with a fifteen-year sentence.  Those mitigating factors are that he showed remorse and was sorry for what he did. The aggravating factor Justice Sylvester listed was that Longsworth is not a threat to society. As a result, his sentences are to run concurrently.