FIVE years after the murder of Terrence Adams, called “Uncle Terry” or “Sleepy”, his 65-year-old brother-in-law, was, on Thursday, sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. Les Charles Critchlow was sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh, who presided over the case at the Demerara High Court.
In February, Critchlow was convicted by a 12-member jury for the offence which read that on May 12, 2016, at Haslington, East Coast Demerara, he murdered Adams.
He was represented by Attorney-at-law, Racheal Bakker, while prosecutor, Tiffani Lyken entered an appearance on behalf of the State.
In 2020, Critchlow had appeared before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to answer to the indictment and faced a jury trial.

However, Critchlow later pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and, on sentencing day, he had a change of heart and changed his plea. A fresh trial was then ordered, and his case was placed before Justice Singh.
According to reports, Adams, 56, of North Haslington, was found, around 20:15 hours, on the day in question on the roadway in the village with stab wounds about his body. Adams had been stabbed to the left and right-side chest, and his neck was partially slashed. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead. According to reports, Adams had made a derogatory remark to Critchlow, and a subsequent altercation turned deadly. Adams had reportedly said, “You don’t even wuk no more, and can’t maintain my sister.” Critchlow reportedly became enraged and stabbed Adams repeatedly.