Coral Springs, FL – A Florida woman who fatally shot her Jamaican husband during a domestic dispute has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Denise Nicole Malcolm, 46, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder with a firearm in the killing of her husband, 52-year-old Rohan Malcolm, a former employee of the Jamaica Observer. The incident occurred on August 31, 2024, at their Northwest 43rd Street home in Coral Springs.
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According to the Coral Springs Police Department, Denise Malcolm told investigators she no longer trusted her husband and had reached her breaking point after years of what she described as lies and infidelity.
Court documents revealed that one of the couple’s 14-year-old twin sons witnessed his father bleeding on the bedroom floor after being shot multiple times. Although Rohan was still alive and clutching his shoulder when his son saw him, Denise later admitted to firing a final shot just as police were arriving.
Authorities received a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. from one of the twins, reporting that his father had been shot. Responding officers instructed the occupants to exit the home. The two teenagers complied, but their mother remained inside.
Shortly after, officers heard what sounded like a gunshot. During a later interview, Denise confessed that it was the fatal shot she had fired at her husband.
She told police she had been aware of his infidelity for nearly two years and that the shooting was triggered by his claim that he was going out with friends. She also revealed that the couple had been sleeping in separate rooms and frequently argued, which strained the marriage beyond repair.
Malcolm was sentenced last Wednesday and received credit for 285 days already served in pretrial detention.
