A 55-year-old cane harvester, was, on Monday, sentenced to 14 years in prison for the 2016 fatal stabbing of Skull City, Patentia, West Bank Demerara resident, Dellon Bradford, called ‘Chicken.’

Hemraj Bramdeo, also called Rickey Scrawley, formerly of Back Street, Patentia, was sentenced by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Demerara High Court.

Last month, Bramdeo appeared before the court for the capital offence of murder but he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.

He admitted that, on March 23, 2016, at Skull City, Patentia, West Bank Demerara, he unlawfully killed Bradford.

During the disclosure of his probation report, the court was informed that Bramdeo was previously charged with wounding. He was convicted of the offence and had served time behind bars.

Judge Morris-Ramlall took into consideration the aggravating factors of the case, which included the loss of a life, and the weapon used during the commission of the crime.

She also considered his previous conviction, his early plea and his background.

After handing down the 14-year sentence, the judge ordered prison authorities to deduct the time Bramdeo spent on remand.

He was represented by attorney-at-law George Thomas, while the state was represented by attorney-at-law Muntaz Ali.

According to the case facts, on the evening in question, Bramdeo and Bradford were consuming alcohol at different homes in the same street at Patentia.

Bradford left where he was drinking at about 18:00 hours. He was later seen arguing with Bramdeo’s daughter on a dam in the village. This led to a physical altercation and Bramdeo intervened and stabbed Bradford three times.

After being chased for some distance, Bradford eventually fell to the ground and uttered to witnesses nearby, “is Scrawley juk me”. He was then taken to Best Hospital and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to the post-mortem report, Bradford died from “perforation of spleen and kidney as a result of stab wounds.”