Man jailed for 47 years over Russell St chopping rampage

William Light

William Light, who was charged with the murder of two people after a chopping rampage on Russell Street in 2010 was yesterday sentenced to 47 years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.

Light had pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter in February, in the deaths of Cedric Blackman and Ann Cham-A-Koon on October 26, 2010.

A probation report, which was ordered by the court last month and read yesterday, stated that