THIRTY-YEAR-OLD Donald Grovesnor, called ‘Black Boy’, who is accused of murdering a man, now awaits sentencing after admitting guilt to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

At his arraignment before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara, he pleaded guilty to the charge.

He accepted that in March 2019, in the County of Demerara, he unlawfully killed 29-year-old Suraj Jailall, called “Neshal”, a cane harvester of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Justice Singh has deferred his sentencing until October 30, 2024, to hear from probation and other social impact reports. Grovesnor remains on remand.

The case is being prosecuted by Attorneys-at-Law Muntaz Ali, Madana Rampersaud, and Christopher Belfield.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that the duo was imbibing at a shop in their community of Sisters Village on March 3, 2019, when an argument broke out between them.

Sometime later, Grovesnor reportedly accosted Jailall, but subsequently let him go and went home. The man, however, returned with a cutlass and dealt Jailall the fatal chop before escaping.

Jailall died the following day at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).
He was reportedly chopped in the head.

Reports indicated that the chop severed a portion of the victim’s ear. The incident is believed to have arisen from an argument between the two individuals sometime in February 2019.