Krishna Maharaj | |
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 Prison mug shot of Maharaj | |
| Born | Krishna Nanan Maharaj 26 January 1939 Diamond Village, Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 5 August 2024 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British Trinidadian |
| Other names | Kris Maharaj |
| Citizenship | British Trinidadian |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| 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 |
Krishna Nanan Maharaj (pronounced [kɾiʂɳaː naːnənə məɦaːɾaːdʒə]; 26 January 1939 – 5 August 2024) was a British Trinidadian businessman. In 1987 he was convicted by a Florida, U.S., court of the double murders of Chinese Jamaican businessmen Derrick Moo Young and his adult son Duane Moo Young, and was sentenced to death. Maharaj always denied committing the murders, and according to the human rights organisation Reprieve, the case of Krishna Maharaj was "an epic miscarriage of justice".[2]
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]
- ^ "Florida Department of Corrections: Inmate Population Information Detail – Krishna Maharaj" Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Kris Maharaj, an innocent Briton imprisoned in the US for 22 years: plea for clemency denied by Governor Crist", Reprieve, 5 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Kris Maharaj". Reprieve. Retrieved 28 June 2020.