PAUL Chance and Andre Benjamin, who had confessed to the brutal killing of 75-year-old retired professor, Pairadeau `Perry’ Mars, are expected to be sentenced today by Justice Sandil Kissoon.

Last month, Chance, 23, and Benjamin, 22, who were initially charged with the capital offence of murder, opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.

The duo admitted to unlawfully killing the former University of Guyana professor on May 12, 2016, at his Bissessar Street, Prashad Nagar house, during the course of a robbery.

They will be sentenced after a probation report is presented at the Demerara High Court.

The state is being represented by prosecutor Abigail Gibbs, while Ronald Daniels and Kiswana Jefford are the attorneys for the duo.

In 2019, the duo’s co-accused Nikisha Dover, Orin McRae, and Naomi Adams were arraigned before High Court Judge, Navindra Singh, for the capital offence of murder.

However, they opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Dover and McRae were each sentenced to 12 years in jail and Adams was sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Mars was killed by a gang of teenagers, who beat and bound him in his house. At the time, the defendants were between the ages of 15 and 18 and reportedly confessed to the murder/robbery, while in police custody.