DERRYCK Favourite, who was found guilty of the December 2020 murder of 60-year-old Peter Gonsalves during a robbery, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 25 years.

Justice Simone Morris handed down the sentence at the High Court in Demerara after hearing submissions from prosecutors Padma Dubraj and Taneisha Saygon, who pointed to several aggravating factors and urged the court to impose a stiff penalty.

Daniel Parris, called “Black Boy,” had earlier pleaded guilty to the murder of Peter Gonsalves and was sentenced in June to life imprisonment with parole eligibility after 21 years.
Favourite, known as “Rastaman,” and Parris were jointly charged in February 2021 for Gonsalves’ murder, which occurred on December 7, 2020, at Garnett Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
The charge alleged that they killed the Kitty contractor in the course or furtherance of a robbery under arms. Initially, another man, Kacey Heyliger, was the first to be charged on December 11, 2020, just days after the killing. However, two months later, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew the charge against him.

According to police reports, Gonsalves and a co-worker were at a bar on Garnett Street around 21:00 hours when two armed men opened fire. Gonsalves was struck multiple times, while his co-worker escaped unharmed. The attackers fled the scene on Gonsalves’ XR motorcycle, CJ600.

Investigators later retrieved CCTV footage from the bar. Parris was allegedly nabbed with the stolen motorcycle, leading to his arrest. It is unclear when Favourite was taken into custody, but following the police probe, both men were committed to stand trial.