Sherwin Roberts, the Sophia man who was two years ago accused of killing his one-year-old niece, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the crime.
Roberts, 22, yesterday admitted that on September 1st, 2017, at Lot 98 North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, he murdered Ronasha Pilgrim. The young man pleaded guilty before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow after the opening of the Demerara criminal assizes.
The state’s case, which was presented by Prosecutor Sarah Martin, stated that on September 1st, the toddler was at home with two older brothers, who were ages 10 and 12, while their father was working the night shift as a security guard.