Linden resident, Colwyn Arthur, now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to the 2018 killing of Claude `Sonno’ DeJonge, who at the time shared a relationship with a woman Arthur was also once involved with.
Arthur called `Cross Eye,’ had initially been indicted for murder; but admitted to the lesser offence of manslaughter when the matter was called yesterday morning before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown.
He admitted to the May 10th, 2018 charge which states that he unlawfully killed the 40-year-old taxi driver at his reputed wife’s 1074 Cinderella City, Mackenzie, Linden home.
Justice Kissoon has deferred sentencing to May 3rd, pending the presentation of a probation rea
Police investigations had revealed that Arthur, who once shared a relationship with DeJonge’s reputed wife, would still visit her home; and did so the night before the killing when he was confronted by the now deceased.
An argument ensued and Arthur had left after the police were summoned.
Prosecutor Tyra Bakker said that at about 00:10 hrs on the fateful day DeJonge and the woman were asleep when they were confronted by an armed Arthur, who gained entry via an open window and during another altercation, stabbed DeJonge before fleeing the scene.
Bakker said that Arthur later gave police an oral statement admitting the offence, in which he related that because DeJonge had threatened and called the police on him, he went into the house and stabbed him.
Arthur is being represented by defence attorney Rachael Bakker.
