Court dismisses Blasphemous Libel charge against ‘Baby Skello’

May 15 2026

Almost one year after local social media personality Daniel Wharton, popularly known as “Baby Skello,” was charged with blasphemous libel, the case against him was on Friday dismissed at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court after the presiding Magistrate ruled that the charge was flawed and bad in law.

Wharton had been charged in June 2025 and was initially remanded to prison over a song he performed on his TikTok page which made references to the Hindu Goddess, Mother Lakshmi.

The matter sparked widespread public debate and outrage within sections of the Hindu community.

Following his remand, Wharton’s attorneys successfully approached the High Court where he was later granted bail. During the height of the controversy, the social media figure also issued a public apology to the Hindu community for the offence caused.

When the matter was called on Friday before Magistrate Wanda Fortune, the court dismissed the charge after finding that the law used to institute the proceedings did not apply to the circumstances of the case.

According to the Magistrate, the specific legislation under which Wharton had been charged relates directly to offences committed against the Christian religion. As a result, the court found that the law could not be applied to the incident involving references to a Hindu deity, rendering the charge defective and legally unsustainable.

With the dismissal, Wharton walked out of court a free man.

He was represented by a team of attorneys including Everton Singh-Lammy, Angel Stephens, and Glen Hannoman.