Natasha Merandayz: Man put in jail for killing Lisburn mom of 4

A person who had a historical past of violent assault on his associate was sentenced to 19 years in jail for killing a mom of 4 in Lisburn in 2020.

Natasha Merandayz, who was 32 years previous and initially from Venezuela, was attacked by John David Scott on 22 March 2020 and died of accidents 10 days later.

The 36 -year -old Scott, whose handle was given as Magberry Jail, convicted the homicide and there have been three earlier assaults on Ms. Members'.

The sufferer's mom mentioned that 4 younger kids of Ms. Mempanese and all the remainder of her household “leave behind unbearable void”.

Her kids had been 10 years to 5 months previous when she was killed.

For the primary time, the court docket heard the small print of the connection between Ms. Melendez and Scott and the ultimate assault, inflicting her dying.

Ms. Melendez moved to Northern Ireland in 2009.

He and Scott had been in a relationship for 4 years and had a baby collectively.

He not too long ago moved collectively on the time of assault on his house at Finch Garden in Lisburn.

The prosecution mentioned that there was a historical past of bodily violence by Scott in the direction of Ms. Mendease.

A witness described an episode during which Scott defeated Ms. Melendez and threw a vacuum cleaner at her earlier than leaping on it.

In the early hours of the morning of the assault, Ms. Mendease was not indicated by facial accidents on CCTV.

That night, a witness of the property remembered her with two black eyes and a swollen face, crying, crying, crying.

That evening round 23:00 pm, she left her home with a good friend, and driving.

There had been reviews that his automobile was being run incorrectly and the car was finally stopped by the police.

Police discovered that Ms. Mendease was now a passenger, and the prosecution instructed the court docket that her situation had deteriorated and he or she might not drive.

He was dropped at Craigwon Hospital earlier than he was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

He was harm and soaked in blood and fractured the ribs.

A CT scan confirmed that blood movement in her mind was compromised and he or she was severely in poor health and was put into an induced coma.

Drug marks had been present in his system.

A health care provider known as his mom, who lives in America, and instructed her that she needed to face stroke.

Eventually her household was instructed that she couldn’t survive and her mom traveled to Northern Ireland.

On 1 April 2020, Ms. Mendease died of her accidents.

Scott instructed the police throughout the interview that he had “exiting him” as a result of he was “unhappy with the use of his drugs”.

The prosecution said that Scott “trusted the fear that he had created within him to end the violence”.

An prosecution barrister reported that Ms. Members' was a specifically weak lady who used to make use of medication within the court docket, and he or she was carrying accidents from her earlier assaults “.

Scott's defense barrister said he had shown repentance.

He said it was an unstable relationship in which both Scott and Ms. Members' were often drug users.

He said that there was “violence” within the relationship.

But Judge, Mr. Justice O'Hara established in the court that any violence of Ms. Mempanese was “scratched by him.

The choose additionally expanded the restrict of losses given on Ms. Members'.

He mentioned that after dying, there was friction, puncture, fracture and damage on his physique and plenty of inside accidents.

A protection barrister argued that Scott by no means meant to kill Ms. Melendez.

But Justice O'Hara requested: “If he did not intend to kill him, what did he think that if he kept fighting with him again and again, what would happen?”

While discussing the mitigation components within the case, the choose pointed to an assault, throughout which Ms. Mendease fled in a store.

Mr. Justice O'Hara requested rescue whether or not it was true whether or not he requested the workers to not name the police in off licenses as a result of she was afraid that she was going to kill her? “

A barrister confirmed that this was correct.

Mr. Justice O'Hara replied: “And assume what? He turned out to be proper.”

The court heard that Scott was arrested for murder on 1 April 2020, but was not interviewed by the police until January 2022 due to complications around the Kovid -19 sanctions inside the jail.

Scott had initially requested not to be guilty, but as he started his petition as a test began.

Maria de Los Angeles Mejias and several other family members sentenced Ms. Melendege's mother through a video-link from Florida.

In the statement of the victim effect, Ms. de Los Angeles Mejias, with Ms. Melendez's aunt and her teenage son, wrote about her “ache and struggling”.

His mom mentioned that “it was inconceivable to place into this bothered phrases”.

Her teenage son told the court that her birthday and Mother's Day are especially difficult for her and she will now “know if she could possibly be higher”.

In a statement read outside the court, Ms. Mendez's mother said: “In my worst dream, I by no means felt that my daughter, Natasha, would turn into a sufferer of such heinous crime.”

Ms. de Los Angeles Mejias described her as a “full of life lady, vigorous, cheerful and talkative”.

“The phrase that defines him greatest is fearless,” he said.

She said that her daughter had continued “abuse” before her death and in the last five years “a protracted and fierce await justice”.

He mentioned, “My mother and father, brother -in -law, nephew, nephew, aunt, uncle and Natasha's kids all really feel the insufferable void he left behind,” he said.

Addressing the media, DET C C Cerrie Foreman said that a post -mortem examination was confirmed that Natasha's death had died to her head and neck.

“This was a vicious assault by the defendant,” he mentioned.

“This killed a younger lady, leaving 4 younger kids with out their mom.

“I am eager to encourage the victim of any misconduct, whatever your circumstances, please come forward.

“We will hearken to you and deal with you with nice sensitivity.”