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Man freed of killing stepfather

Jun 03, 2014 News

After spending more than five years behind bars, Anthony George called “Ryan,” 26, of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday acquitted of a manslaughter charge.
George was on trial before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed 12-member jury, at the High Court for the unlawful killing of his stepfather, Ralph Jacobs.
The incident took place at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara on December 7, 2008.  George was reportedly involved in a fight with his stepfather, at the time of his death.
After approximately two hours of deliberations, the panel of jurors returned to the courtroom. The foreman announced that the panel had found the accused not guilty, in relation the offence of manslaughter.
Immediately after the Judge announced that he was free to go, George sprinted out of the court and hurriedly left the precincts of the Georgetown Supreme Court.
While leading his defense, George had told the court that on the day of the incident, his stepfather was beating his younger brother and he intervened.
George told the court that he initially intended to “make peace,” but that his stepfather was too aggressive and hence they got into a fight.
The man told the court that his stepfather was in the habit of beating his mother and siblings, whenever he consumed alcohol.
George said that during the fight his stepfather lashed him across his head with a bottle and he became afraid. Thus, he collected a knife from his friend who was standing nearby, and stabbed his stepfather, in self defense.
A post mortem examination revealed that Jacobs of Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, died due to a single stab wound to the region of his heart.
Throughout the trial, George’s Attorney, Sonia Parag, maintained that her client was a peacemaker in fight, which ended in the death of his stepfather.
Under cross examination, by State Prosecutor Natasha Backer, George denied that he told police investigators that he killed his stepfather because he made advances to his sister.
Backer was representing the State, in association with Attorney-at-law Mercedes Thompson.

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