KEVIN Ali who stabbed Abdul Gani to death on Phagwah Day 2012 was originally charged with the capital offence of murder but midway in the trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds, he changed his plea from not guilty of murder to guilty of the lesser count of manslaughter.The judge suspended sentence to yesterday to await a probation report on the character of the educated young man, who appeared to have had a medical problem.
After being assessed by a Government Psychiatrist who declared him fit to stand trial, his trial began, with lawyer Miss M. Thompson prosecuting, before presiding judge Reynolds and a mixed jury.
Following the production of the probation report by a probation officer yesterday morning, the prisoner was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment.

By George Barclay