DESMOND Gordon called “Tall Man” pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter allegedly committed on his common-law wife, Bagwanttie Persaud called “Kamini”, at their Lot 196 Mangroo Street, Rose Hall Town home on May 16, 2016.

State Prosecutrix Tuanna Hardy informed Justice Brassington Reynolds and a mixed jury that the couple were in a common-law relationship, and had consumed alcohol for an extended period on that fateful day.

Consequently, an argument was said to have erupted, resulting in the accused taking away a cutlass from the now deceased 50-year-old woman.
Screams were heard before Gordon was seen running after his wife while inflicting several wounds to her head and neck.

Doctors at the Port Mourant Hospital pronounced her dead shortly afterwards.
A post-mortem report prepared by Dr Vivikanand Brijmohan records her death as due to shock and haemorrhage from multiple incised wounds.

Following the address by Hardy, Defence Counsel and Legal Aid representative, Sasha Roberts, sought to have an adjournment to facilitate a probation report on her client’s background.

Subsequently, a two-week adjournment was agreed upon for the presentation of the report, a plea in mitigation and sentencing.