Mohammed Iqbal was yesterday morning sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to unlawfully killing his ex-wife, Sookdai (Lalita) Basdeo, whom he admitted stabbing to death.
Iqbal pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, which was accepted by the court and state.
Iqbal, who was originally charged with murder, accepted responsibility for unlawfully killing Basdeo on December 23, 2013 at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.
When given a chance to speak, the convict told Justice Navindra Singh that he and Basdeo had been
