The Cayman Islands Court of Appeals reduced the sentences of Skylar Mack, 18, and her boyfriend, Vanjae Ramreken, 24, to two months on Tuesday, after the court agreed that the original four-month term was inappropriate in the circumstances of this case. .
Jonathon Hughes, the couple’s attorney, said they accept the court’s decision, although they had hoped “Skylar would be able to return home in January to resume her studies.”
“Ms. Mack and Mr. Ramget continue to express their regret for their actions and ask for forgiveness from the people of the Cayman Islands,” he said.
Mack, a pre-medic student at Mercer University, left for the islands on Nov. 27 after testing negative for Covid-19 at home, her grandmother, Jeanne Mack, told CNN earlier this month.
When she landed, she took another Covid-19 test that was also negative, although she was still told to isolate for two weeks. Instead, she decided to go to her boyfriend’s jet ski competition two days later.