A man who chopped another with a cutlass, was yesterday sentenced to seven years in jail when he appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the High Court in Georgetown, where he admitted to committing the act.
Bhajan Nauth, called “Lall,” and “Boy,” who was charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty in the alternative, to felonious wounding.
Nauth accepted that on December 30, 2013, at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, he wounded Hubert Jerry, with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm, or to maim, disfigure or disable him.
Justice Barlow commenced the sentence at 10 years, but thereafter deducted two years for Bhajan’s guilty plea, and an additional nine months, for the time that he has been in custody awaiting trial.
