ON Tuesday morning the wounded victims of the 2010 Charlestown cutlass wielding rampage, were given justice as the accused was served with a total of 17 years that will run concurrently with the current sentence he is serving.

William Lyte, 49, stood unrepresented before Justice Brassington Reynolds and pleaded guilty of the charge for which he was being tried. He admitted to having a psychiatric condition due to an injury he had received to the head and that subsequently he lost his mind and committed two murders and attempted to commit two.

Lyte had murdered Cedric Blackman, a distant relative whom he had lived with and Ann Chan-A-Koon, a resident who was going to Blackman’s rescue. The accused also unlawfully and maliciously wounded Radesh Persaud and Sean De Souza, who were out on the street in front of the home, with intent to kill them.

Lyte who is currently serving a 47-year sentence for the two murders was slapped with 17 years by Justice Reynolds for the two attempted murders. However, the judge ordered that the last sentence run concurrently with the jail term he is currently serving.

Lyte expressed to Justice Reynolds that for the past month he has been able to take the medication he uses. The judge subsequently instructed that the convict be given his treatment since it is not safe for him or anyone around him.

Particulars of the offences stated that on the morning of October 26, 2010 at 58 Howes and Russel Streets, Charlestown, Lyte ran berserk and attacked the victims. He then surrendered to Police.