Essequibo resident Nandkishore Persaud, called Basil, has been handed a life sentence for the 2020 killing of Johanna Cecilia labourer, Arvin Tulsi Mayhilal, whom he had hit with a piece of wood.
Justice Sandil Kissoon has ordered that Nandkishore not be eligible for parole until after he would have spent a minimum of 25 years behind bars.
He was indicted for murder but was found guilty of manslaughter by the jury on March 21st.
Mayhilall, 35, had initially been said to have fallen off of a bench in a friend’s yard.
Police investigations would later reveal, however, that there had been an argument between him and Nandkishore during which he was hit with a piece of wood, causing him to collapse.
Persaud was represented by defence attorney Leslie Sobers; while the State’s case was presented by Prosecutor Taneisha Saygon.
The trial was heard at the High Court at Suddie, Essequibo.
