| Andrew Ketwaroo, a handyman and a father of four, of Sophia, Georgetown, was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to killing his reputed wife, Radica Ramjattan.Andrew KetwarooKetwaroo’s murder trial was at the time scheduled to commence before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed 12-member jury at the Georgetown High Court, and he opted to change his plea. He pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.The accused was initially indicted for the murder of his reputed wife.Radica Ramjattan was murdered on August 23, 2011. The incident is said to have occurred at the couple’s Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara residence. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge at his initial appearance on Monday. And when he informed the court of his decision to change his plea yesterday, he faced questions from Justice Singh.The Judge inquired from the accused,China Jerseys For Sale, whether the decision was taken of his free will. He asked him if he knew that the guilty plea attracts a prison sentence and whether he had consulted with his attorney before adopting that course.In answer to the judge’s question, Ketwaroo confirmed that he had consulted with his attorney and that he knew that he would be sentenced to serve time. The accused further told the court that he had taken no drugs, alcohol or medication within the last 24 hours, before deciding to change his plea.Attorney-at-Law,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Dexter Todd,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, subsequently made a plea of mitigation on behalf of the accused. Todd told the court that his client, a 34-year-old of Sophia Georgetown, spent more than three years in incarceration. The lawyer also noted that Ketwaroo had not wasted precious judicial time and that he has shown deep remorse for his actions.Todd said that his client was deeply in love with his spouse but their relationship was one with many problems.According to the lawyer, Ketwaroo was in a very drunken state on the night of the incident and had little recollection of what transpired. While in prison,White NFL Jerseys Cheap, the lawyer said, Ketwaroo came to full consciousness of what had occurred, and the fact that his loved one is no longer there.The attorney further told the court, that his client had been attending rehabilitative courses while incarcerated and had become a model prisoner, earning him a position of trust in the prison system.In his brief words to the court, the accused said that he was very sorry for what happened and promised to continue to participate in remedial courses.Ketwaroo’s initial sentence amounted to thirty years. However,Cheap Jerseys, the judge deducted six years for the guilty plea; four years for the time he spent in custody pending trial; three years for a genuine show of remorse and two years because he had been a model prisoner, which amounted to the accused having to spend 15 years behind the prison walls. The Judge also encouraged Ketwaroo to continue taking remedial courses, during his period of incarceration.Earlier reports had indicated that the accused had been consuming alcohol shortly before killing his wife. Relatives of the victim found the body of the 42-year-old woman lying in her Tarla Dam, Meten-Meer-Zorg house. They had all claimed that she was subjected to numerous beatings at the hands of her partner.A sister of the victim had related that the suspect was hugging the body when she and others arrived at the scene. The woman was lying face down and motionless in a pool of blood. A long, bloodstained knife was nearby. At that time, Ketwaroo has repeatedly denied killing the woman.The matter was prosecuted by Attorneys-at-Law,NFL Jerseys China, Judith Gildharie-Mursalin and Narissa Leander. |
