A young man who chopped off a man’s hand was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in jail after a jury found him guilty of committing the offence.
Twenty-four-year-old Alvin Raghubeer was convicted of wounding Nowrattan Wilmont on October 3, 2007 with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause him grievous bodily harm.
Raghubeer was indicted for attempting to murder Wilmont, and in the alternative count, for wounding him with intent.
After deliberating for two hours, the 12-member mixed jury found him not guilty of attempted murder, but returned its unanimous guilty verdict for the offence of wounding.
In her opening address at the commencement of the trial,
