Seeram Sumair, who was accused of causing the death of a man following a fight on Old Year’s Day in 2007, was last Wednesday sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. However, he will only serve four years as Justice Navindra Singh said four years will be deducted for time served while on remand awaiting trial.
The charge against Sumair, called ‘Sunny’ and ‘Moses,’ stated that on December 31, 2007, at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, he murdered 34-year-old Rajesh Seeram. At the time of the killing Sumair was 16.
It was explained that on the day of the fight, the accused, who was
