Repentant man gets nine years for knifing in-law to death

Ryan Van Lange was yesterday sentenced to nine years in jail for killing his cousin-in-law, Jason Ramotar, whom he stabbed on the night of May 31, 2015, at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.

The sentence was handed down by Justice Navindra Singh, following Van Lange’s admission of guilt for the lesser count of manslaughter, two days after initially being indicted for murder.

Before accepting his plea, Justice Singh enquired from the crying Van Lange