Essequibo man gets death sentence for killing brother

An Essequibo man was last Friday found guilty of the murder of his brother and was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Franklin Holder, at the Suddie High Court.

Janaite Lall, called ‘Sunil,’ of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, was visibly shocked. He was re-tried after a mixed jury could not reach a verdict last November.

Last Friday, Justice Holder summed up the case and left it to the jury for consideration. The jury deliberated for just over two hours and came back with