Cummings Lodge woman gets 10 years for fatal stabbing of peacemaker

Mother of two, Angela Khan was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 10 years from which a number of deductions are to be made having pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Better Hope fisherman Bharrat Sugrim.

Khan, 39, was initially indicted for murder, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter which stated that on August 24th, 2014 at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, she unlawfully killed Sugrim called ‘Lusty.’

Presenting the facts of the case, Prosecutor Teriq Mohammed said that Khan, her husband and Sugrim were all imbibing when an argument ensued between the couple which Sugrim attempted to quell.