Wife killer sentenced to 71 years

Donette Ward

Geoffrey Ward, 62, will spend the rest of his natural life in jail after he was found guilty yesterday of murdering his wife and sentenced to 71 years.

Justice Navindra Singh handed down the sentence at the High Court, where Ward was on trial for the murder of Donette Ward, who was fatally stabbed on April 24, 2010 at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.

When asked by Justice Singh if he had anything to say before the sentence was imposed, Ward said that he