Corriverton man gets 20 years for fatal chopping of wife

A Corriverton, Berbice man was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in jail after he recently pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in the High Court at Berbice.

Ravindra Bandoo, 31, admitted to fatally chopping his wife, Indrawattee Somwar, during an argument at their home in Corriverton on March 8, 2016.

Bandoo, who had confessed to the crime, had said that she refused to give him requested cash to purchase alcohol.