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Port Kaituma killing…‘Tall man’ jailed for nineteen years
Supreme Court Judge, James Bovell-Drakes, yesterday sentenced Lawrence Rambarran, 38, of Cat Walk, Port Kaituma, Region One, to 19 years in prison for the 2009 hacking to death of his reputed wife, Deborah Anne Allen.
Lawrence Rambarran
Rambarran was initially indicted for murder but later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Deborah Anne Allen, was reportedly slashed to death with a cutlass on July 15, 2009, after an argument.
According to reports, Rambarran, his wife and others were drinking alcohol at the time. Rambarran was under the influence of liquor. He purportedly became enraged, after he saw a man leaving a bathroom and being followed by his reputed wife who was pulling up her pants. This caused him to ‘get certain ideas.’
The accused subsequently admitted to his involvement in his wife’s death and expressed remorse. The matter was prosecuted by State Counsel Miss Natasha Backer while Defense Attorney Peter Hugh, provided legal representation for the accused.
According to a probation report given to the court, Rambarran, called ‘Tall Man’, was employed as a carpenter-contractor in Region One. As a child, he only attended school for eight days and worked to earn money to assist his mother and younger siblings.
The accused, however, has a criminal record, given that he previously wounded his brother-in-law one year prior to killing his reputed wife. He was charged with attempted murder and placed before the Mathews Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
The matter was discharged after the complainant declined to offer further evidence and was suitably compensated.
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