A 34-year-old man was, on Thursday, sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow for the killing of Aliston Henry, who was beaten to death at a ‘wedding house’ in 2017, at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Earlier this month, Rajen Dindial called ‘Eric’, a former resident of Section ‘C’ Block Y, Golden Grove, EBD, was found guilty of manslaughter.

Dindial was charged for the capital offence of murder, but was found not guilty by the jury. However, the jury found him guilty of the lesser count of manslaughter.
Evidence in the case was led by State Prosecutor Sarah Martin, while Dindial was represented by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes.
Dindial’s attorney made a plea of mitigation and begged the court for leniency when passing sentence on his client.

Justice Barlow, ordered that two years two months and 13 days be deducted from Dindial’s prison sentence since that was the period of time he spent in pre-trial custody on remand.
The Judge also deducted one year from Dindial’s sentence since he did not have a criminal record.

According to reports, on September 3, 2017, at Sarran Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, while at the wedding house celebration, Henry had a misunderstanding with Dindial and pushed down a portable toilet which was nearby. Consequently, Dindial became annoyed and dealt Henry several lashes with a wooden paddle.

The injured Henry was then taken home by public-spirited citizens and, subsequently, to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where he succumbed to his injuries, several days later.