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Man butcher’s wife, pleads guilty to manslaughter
…sentence deferred to 17 December
The murder trial of West Berbice farmer, Anderson Nicholson, called “Andy” and “Cowboy” of D’ Edward Village, West Bank Berbice, came to a halt on Monday. This was after the accused who had earlier pleaded not guilty to the capital offence of murder changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter.
Anderson Nicholson, called “Andy” and “Cowboy”
He was on trial before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire and a mixed jury at the Berbice High Court for the murder of his wife Trevlyn Amelia Kingston-Nicholson on October 14, 2008 at D’ Edward, West Bank Berbice
When the matter began on Monday, attorney at law Tanya Warren Clement told the court that her client wanted to adopt a certain course. This was put to prosecutor Priteema Kissoon who concurred. When the matter was read by the Registrar the accused pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.
Justice George- Wiltshire then directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty on the lesser count of manslaughter.
She also ordered a probation report which is expected to be presented on December 17.
Before being married, the two had shared a common-law relationship for about four years and since then Nicholson was constantly being abused. A cousin who lived in the same house, said that whenever the two had an argument he would stand between them so as to prevent the suspect from hitting her.
It was reported that on the day in question the man killed the woman at their home following a misunderstanding over a text message he received.
After she was attacked with a pitchfork and a chopper, she tried to run but fell on a dam next to the house where she bled to death. Her mother was also severely injured during the incident. The man then escaped, but subsequently turned himself over to the police a day later with a lawyer.
They had been married for only four months. The woman was the mother of one.
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