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Sentencing deferred for killer of Festival City beautician
The sentencing of Charles Antony Woolford has been once again postponed to a later date. Woolford was charged with the murder of his wife, Latoya Conway Woolford, a beautician from Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Charles Anthony Woolford
Woolford had faced his second retrial for murder after he allegedly stabbed his wife on February 8, 2009 at their Lot 2041, Hummingbird Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt home, during a heated argument.
At his last appearance, the accused was found guilty of the lesser count of manslaughter by a mixed twelve member jury before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court in Georgetown.
There was some amount of confusion with the Jurors before they finally came to a decision on the outcome of the case.
The Jury Foreman had initially announced that they had found Charles Anthony Woolford not guilty of murder and also not guilty on the lesser count of manslaughter, but murmurs which emanated from other members on the panel, caused the Foreman to change his statement.
The Foreman then stated that he did not understand the question put to him by the Court Registrar. In light of the circumstances, the Judge briefed the panel a third time before allowing them to retire to make a decision.
The panel subsequently emerged with a verdict of not guilty for the offence of murder, but guilty (11 -1), in regard to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
The panel had asked for clarification on the evidence, and was given further direction by the Judge. They ultimately took in excess of four hours to return a verdict in relation to Woolford. Woolford was scheduled to appear before the Judge last Tuesday for sentencing and probation report.
But Justice Reynolds explained that he would not be proceeding with the sentence at this point, owing to a legal issue, which has surfaced, in relation to the case. The Judge did not specify what the issue was but deferred the matter to another date. The case has been put down until, 9:30 am, July 13.
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