A Region Seven miner was yesterday sentenced to eight years in jail for killing a man who reportedly intervened in an argument he and his wife were having.
Dionysius Macedo, called ‘Niggi,’ 54, of Tiger Creek, Region Seven, was arraigned virtually before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Suddie High Court.
In November, Macedo was arraigned before Justice Sewnarine-Beharry to answer to the capital offence of murder, however, he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. The charge states that on June 21, 2020, in Region Seven, he unlawfully killed Tamesh (only name given).