FIFTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Bheem Evans, called ‘Gum’, who was initially indicted for attempted murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser count of felonious wounding, was handed a four-year sentence by Justice Sandil Kissoon.

State Prosecutrix Tuanna Hardy revealed that on December 27, 2016 at Blackwall Street, Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, the victim, Prince Ramoo also called `Damien’, and Evans’s son, Sean Paul, had an argument and a ‘scramble’ but afterwards had agreed that they did not want any problems.

However, shortly afterwards Evans rushed to Ramoo and stabbed him in his neck, right side chest, behind his ears, and on his left thumb.

Evans was subdued by the younger man, who was assisted by another to take away the weapon. After Evans was released he left but returned with a cutlass. Upon seeing this, Ramoo rushed to a nearby neighbour where he hid until his uncle left the area.

Ramoo was taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital and later the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was admitted as a patient.

During October last year, Evans faced a similar charge for wounding Anil Kalamadeen from which the current indictment arose. On that occasion, following the closure of the prosecution’s case, he ‘threw in the towel’ and pleaded guilty to the second count of wounding with intent before Justice Jo Ann Barlow. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for that offence.