Travis McDougall was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail for the killing of businessman Ashok Raghoo, who was fatally shot during a robbery at the Vlissingen Road and Regent Street traffic light.
He had been found guilty of manslaughter by a 12-member mixed jury on May 19, but his sentencing had been deferred to yesterday to facilitate a probation report.
McDougall was initially charged alongside Jermaine Otto, called “Fungus,” who was among 17 prisoners who died in the Camp Street Prison fire last year, with killing the businessman during a robbery on August 18, 2014.
In a passionate plea for mitigation, attorney Nigel Hughes begged Justice Navindra Singh to be merciful towards his client, stating that McDougall