ANTHONY Jones, who had confessed to the 2018 fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Nyron Vyphuis, has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge his life sentence.

Jones is arguing that the sentence is manifestly excessive and severe in all the circumstances of the case. His appeal was filed by attorney-at-law Stanley Moore, S.C.

He was sentenced in August, by Justice Sandil Kissoon who was presiding over his trial in the Demerara High Court. Jones was indicted of murder but opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He admitted that on October 13, 2018, at Yarrowkabra, he unlawfully killed Vyphuis.

Justice Kissoon then sentenced Jones to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 20 years.

According to reports, on the day in question, Vyphuis was at a liquor shop owned by Jones, and witnessed Jones abusing his wife. The young man, upon realising what was happening, intervened and attempted to stop Jones from harming the woman.

Jones became annoyed and armed himself with an axe, which was eventually taken from him by other persons who were at the shop. So incensed was Jones, at not being able to harm his wife that he went into his house and armed himself with a knife, which he later used to stab the teenager in the stomach.

The teen managed to run a short distance, before collapsing in a clump of bushes.