Farmer Ganesh Dhanraj who in 2017 strangled his wife is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to killing the woman.
Dhanraj pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder when it was read to him yesterday morning at the High Court in Demerara, but pleaded to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
He accepted that he unlawfully killed his reputed wife Dhanwantie Ram called “Sister” on April 5th, 2017 at their Parika, East Bank Essequibo home.
Justice Jo-Ann Barlow has deferred sentencing to September 26th for the presentation of a probation and other social impact reports.
The offender was represented by defence attorney Ravindra Mohabir, while the indictment was presented by state counsel Latifah Elliot.
Following the woman’s killing, Dhanraj had been on the lam after plunging into the Essequibo River at Roden Rust to evade the police.
Ram had been found dead by her sister Latchmie Jailall, who had told Stabroek News that Dhanraj had forced Ram into their house and locked himself with her inside.
Jailall had said that she left and returned a little later, only to discover her sister’s lifeless body.
Ram was a mother of three.
