Murder accused Andrew Gomes, who beheaded his father Stanislaus Gomes in 2008, was yesterday sentenced to serve a 12-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Gomes, who was sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court, had initially pleaded not guilty when the murder charge was read to him earlier in the day. However, in the middle of the evidence, defence counsel Hukumchand indicated that his client wanted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.
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