A Corentyne man was on Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather during a row over music at Bloomfield, Berbice, five years ago.
Bisram Ramsamug, who was indicted for murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter at the High Court in Berbice, inflicted a single chop to the head of the now deceased Narine Sewnauth, known as ‘Naipaul’, 44, a painter, of Lot 308 Bloomfield, Corentyne in May, 2016,.
Ahead of Ramsamug’s sentencing, State Attorney Abigail Gibbs pointed out that the deceased and accused were no stranger to each other and she noted that moments before the killing, the two men were even having a merry time. She stressed that Ramsamug used excessive force and noted that while only one chop wound was inflicted on the deceased, it was enough to cause a fatal result.