Farmer Ganesh Dhanraj, who in 2017 strangled his wife during an argument at their Parika home, was yesterday handed a 24-year sentence, but following deductions for his guilty plea and time spent on remand, will serve just under 11 years.
In imposing the base sentence, Justice Jo-Ann Barlow said that the fact the woman lost her life by domestic violence could not be overlooked by the Court, but went on to note that mandatory deductions would be made for the offender’s early plea and the time he spent on remand.
She said she found no reasons to move the Court to deviate from granting the one-third reduction for the early plea, and the five years, five months he had been on remand.
