Guyanese man to be sentenced for murdering mother
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – A Guyanese High Court judge has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, a Guyanese man who was found guilty of murdering his mother in an incident four years ago.
Dookhoo, also known as Dinesh, appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a 12-member jury at the Berbice High Court, where the prosecution alleged that he killed his mother, Teshwattie Jaglall, between June 30 and July 1, 2021 at her West Coast Berbice home
At the time of the incident, Dookhoo and his two children were living with Jaglall, and the court heard that Dookhoo, who had a history of alcohol use, would become irritated when his mother confronted him about his drinking.
The court heard that Dookhoo attacked his mother with a cutlass, resulting in her death.
