Aaron Hing was on Friday sentenced to death for murdering his godbrother, British teenager Dominic Bernard, in 2015 at Kildonan, Corentyne.
The death sentence was handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Berbice, immediately after Hing was found guilty by a jury.
Hing, who was represented by attorney Sanjeev Datadin, had initially pleaded guilty to the crime at his first High Court appearance. However, after a summary of the case was read, Justice Sandil Kissoon was forced to enter a not guilty plea for Hing, who labelled himself a victim in the matter and implicated co-accused Staymon George. George, after pleading guilty to the crime last month, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years.
