More than five years after he hacked his three children to death as they lay asleep in their Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara home, John Blanchard yesterday received a life sentence after pleading to the lesser count of manslaughter.
The charge against Blanchard stated that on October 11, 2011 at Dr Charles Sand Road, Soesdyke, he murdered 10-year-old Belika George, and four-year-old Daniel Blanchard. Six-year-old Joy Blanchard had also sustained numerous chop wounds about her body and was hooked up to a life support machine at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for several days before succumbing to the injuries.