Man found guilty of burning wife to death

Natasha Johnson

Delon Gordon, the man charged with killing his wife by setting her afire in their Better Hope, East Coast Demerara home, was yesterday found guilty of her murder.

After the 12-member jury returned with a guilty verdict, Gordon, visibly stunned, stated that he was feeling faint and needed to sit. Justice Navindra Singh, who is presiding over the matter, granted his request and asked him whether he had anything to say.

“I’m innocent!” were the only words he muttered before his lawyers Raymond Alli and Dawn Holder made an