‘Tailor man’ sentenced to life in prison for Mahaica murder

Dhupaul Singh, who was on trial over the fatal chopping of Mahaica farmer Balkissoon in September, 2014, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment after a 12- member jury found him guilty of murder.

The indictment against Singh also called ‘Tailor man’ was that he murdered Balkissoon on September 2, 2014 at Helena Number Two, Mahaica. The incident was said to have stemmed from an argument the two men had following insults hurled by Singh regarding the dead farmer’s wife.

After a brief trial which saw a total of 7 witnesses being called to testified, the panel of