TODAY, Justice Navindra Singh is expected to pass sentence on Richard Harrychand, who had confessed to fatally stabbing a teen during a brawl at Supenaam, Essequibo Coast, two years ago. In May, Harrychand appeared before the Suddie High Court for the capital offence of murder. However, he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He confessed that, on June 2, 2019, at Supenaam, he unlawfully killed 19-year-old Clive Osborne. The state is being represented by prosecutor Tiffani Lyken.
Harrychand is expected to be sentenced on Wednesday morning after a probation report is presented to the court.
The Guyana Chronicle had reported that on the day in question, Osborne was at a bar with his friends, when he was confronted by Harrychand, who was armed with a knife. Harrychand stabbed Osborne several times to his abdomen, chest and forehead and then made good his escape.
Osborne attempted to run out of the bar but collapsed on the roadway. He was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Harrychand was later arrested. He told police that Osborne’s death stemmed from an old grievance involving his younger brother. He also handed over the murder weapon to the police.