Lethem resident Peter Juan was yesterday sentenced to 14 years in jail for the unlawful killing of his reputed wife, whom he assaulted during an argument over a bicycle tire.
Juan was initially indicted for the capital offence of murder but threw himself at the mercy of the court and pleaded instead to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
When the charge was read to him yesterday morning before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown, Juan accepted that on February 18th, 2017, he unlawfully killed Justina Bernard.
