Roy Glendon Earl Lewis, who fatally stabbed his step-nephew after he spurned his intimate advances, was on Tuesday sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment, following a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter.
His wails for mercy did not deter the intention of the judge to send a strong message to similar would-be offenders.
Justice Franklyn Holder, while describing the killing as “barbaric,” “heinous,” and “despicable” observed that Lewis premeditated to kill the teenager