Kendall Skeete was yesterday sentenced to 20 years behind bars for killing Kenneth Allen, who was stabbed multiple times while trying to save another man from a robbery.
Skeete, 38 was initially indicted for murder, but his plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter was accepted by both the court and prosecution.
As a result, Skeete accepted that on October 15th, 2008, he unlawfully killed Allen.
The state’s case was presented by Prosecutor Mandel Moore.
Allen was stabbed to death during an ill-fated rescue attempt. He had been trying to stop a group of men from assaulting and robbing another man at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara. After he intervened in the dispute, the attacker turned on him.