One of the two men accused of killing 13-year-old Daveanand Sanichar, following a wedding house row at Triumph, East Coast Demerara back in 2016, now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to the offence.
Kevin Sahoye had initially been indicted for murder, but at his arraignment yesterday morning, he pleaded not guilty to the capital offence, but admitted guilt on the lesser charge of manslaughter.
The man accepted that he unlawfully killed the teen on August 14th, 2016 at Plantation Walk, Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
“Guilty my Wor-ship…and I’m sorry for what I did,” Sahoye told presiding Judge Simone Morris-Ramall, when the charge was read to him.
He also admitted to another charge which stated that on the same date he assaulted James Lall with intent to cause him actual bodily harm; or to maim, disfigure or disable him.
Justice Morris-Ramlall has deferred sentencing to March 10th to facilitate the presentation of a probation report.
The offender is being represented by defence attorney Everton Singh-Lammy, while the State’s case was presented by Prosecutor Cicelia Corbin.
Police had said that investigations revealed that Sahoye was dancing behind Sanichar’s aunt, which led to an argument.
As a result, Sanichar went home for a cutlass and returned and the argument continued.
Sahoye then reportedly dealt the teen a blow to the head with a piece of wood, while another allegedly used the cutlass to inflict chops about his body.
The lad was subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
