Black Bush man gets 21 years for killing wife

Sunildate Balack

A man who pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter in the death of his wife was yesterday sentenced to 21 years in prison by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall in the High Court in Berbice.

Sunildate Balack yesterday admitted that he killed Lilwantie Balack, 39.

In sentencing the man Justice Morris-Ramlall said that taking consideration of all the circumstances she found that a sentence of 35 years was appropriate.