Noel Rodrigues was yesterday afternoon sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2016 killing of miner, Shawn McDonald whose body was found in a metal tank at Kurupung, Region Seven.
Rodrigues had been on trial at the High Court at Suddie on a charge of manslaughter which stated that between June 18th and 19th of 2016, he unlawfully killed McDonald, who had been beaten by a group of men.
Following hours of deliberations, the 12-member jury returned with its unanimous verdict, finding Rodrigues guilty as charged.
