Georgetown: A former Guyana Defense Force (GDF) Captain Orwain Sandy has chosen to plead guilty to the lesser Count of manslaughter after being committed to stand a High Court trial for the murder of his reputed wife.
His reputed wife, Reona Payne, worked as a Travel Agent with Muneshwers Ltd.
The State was represented by Prosecutor Lisa Cave while Sandy was represented by Attorney-at-law Ravindra Mohabir.
Sandy appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon in a virtual hearing and the Court was informed of his decision to plead guilty to the manslaughter charge.
Sentencing was deferred until August 4 pending a probation report. Under the laws of Guyana, a convict could face up to life in prison for manslaughter.
A post-mortem report revealed that Payne, a mother of three from a previous marriage, was shot approximately 14 times to the chest and once to the head on April, 1st, 2018 after an argument in the Alexander village, Georgetown.
The two were involved in their relationship for just over five years.
When he was first charged, his Attorneys requested a psychiatric evaluation. A court ordered psychiatric evaluation was completed and he was found fit to stand trial.
The preliminary inquiry continued and he was committed to stand a High Court trial for murder.
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