Paul Ivor Thom, who was found guilty of manslaughter at the High Court in Berbice earlier this month, was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment for the crime.
Thom, 47, a mason of Lot 16 A Williamsburg Village, Corentyne, was also sentenced to two years imprisonment on a charge of unlawful wounding but it will run concurrently with the manslaughter sentence. As time spent on remand counted towards the sentence, it means that Thom will spend the next four years in jail.
In August 2017, Thom was charged with murdering Vishram Mohabir, also known as “Ajai”, a mason of Lot 258 Williamsburg Village, Corentyne. Earlier this month, on September 5th, Thom was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.
