Murder accused Jason Howard was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of the 2016 robbery of a fruit vendor.
The charge against Howard alleged that on October 12th, 2016, at Church Street, while being armed with a gun, he, robbed Bibi Bacchus of $100,000 in cash.
Howard learned his fate on Wednesday when his trial came to an end in the Georgetown courtroom of Magistrate Annette Singh.
After finding the accused guilty of the crime based on the evidence presented by the prosecutor, the magistrate sentenced him to 12 months in jail.
The matter was prosecuted by police prosecutor Gillian Simmons.
Howard was committed to stand trial on October 17th, 2018, along with three others for the 2016 murder of Good Hope rice farmers Mohamed and Jamilla Munir.
