On Monday morning, Rupununi farmer Darrel Williams was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the 2019 Christmas Day stabbing death of a Brazilian farmer Elvis Aulicio at Moco Moco Village, Central Rupununi.
Williams called ‘Fox’ had been originally indicted for murder, but at his arraignment last month, admitted guilt on the lesser charge of manslaughter for unlawfully killing Aulicio at Moco Moco.
His sentencing had been deferred to facilitate the presentation of probation and social impact reports; following which on Monday Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court in Demerara imposed the 12-year prison term.
The police’s case had been that Williams and Aulicio, 44, a farmer of Bon Fim, Brazil were known to each other, and were both at a birthday party on the day in question.
According to reports, Williams accused Aulicio of stealing his haversack which had ‘labba’ in it.
Incensed, Williams later followed Aulicio into the Moco Moco savannah where he dealt him a stab to his neck.
Reports indicated that the body of the man was found on a track in the open savannah at about 2 am on December 26th with wounds to his back and forehead.
Williams was represented by Damien DaSilva, while the prosecution was represented by state attorneys led by Latifah Elliot.
