Wilson Chan, who was accused of murdering his reputed wife Loretta Ramoutar, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter when the trial continued in the High Court yesterday before Justice Franklyn Holder.
Chan, who was charged with murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter after his lawyer, Satyesh Kissoon, made an application for him to change his plea. The prosecution along with Justice Holder accepted application.
Chanโs sentencing was postponed yesterday because of the defenceโs application for a probation report to be presented to the court. Justice Holder granted the request, but noted that the report must be available by April 27, 2012.
Chan was charged with the murder of Ramoutar after he had stabbed her about her abdomen and other parts of her body during an argument at her home on September 10, 2007, at First Alley, Wismar. The woman was hospitalised for sometime before she died.
The man is expected to be sentenced on April 30, when the matter continues in the High Court.
