Woman jailed for eight years for killing landlord

Azad Ghanie

Zaleena Whittington was yesterday sentenced to eight years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh, for the 2013 killing of her landlord, Azad Ghanie.

Initially indicted for    the capital offence, Whittington pleaded not guilty, but accepted guilt on the lesser count of manslaughter.

The charge against her stated that on May 27, 2013, at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, she unlawfully killed Ghanie.

The charge was read repeatedly to Whittington who told the court that she did not