Two men pleaded to separate manslaughter charges when they appeared before Demerara High Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow on Monday. Initially indicted for the 2016 murder of Anthony Breedy, 25-year-old Keino Corbin opted to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Confessed killers: Keino Corbin (left) and Leonard Fredericks
He thereby admitted to unlawfully killing the 60-year-old Soesdyke-Linden Highway re-migrant between March 12 and 14, 2016, during the course/furtherance of a robbery.
Sentencing for Corbin has been deferred to May 9, 2022, when a probation report on him will be presented to the court. The confessed killer is being represented by Attorney Ravindra Mohabir.
Killed: Anthony Breedy
Police said that the body of Breedy, a farmer of Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was found in the lower flat of his home at about 11:00h on March 14. His body bore multiple injuries to the head. Breedy, who had lived alone, was found with his hands and feet tied. According to a Police press statement, the upper flat of the elderly man’s home was also ransacked.
Meanwhile, Leonard Fredericks was arraigned for unlawfully killing 65-year-old Peter James. Fredericks, too, was indicted for murder but opted to plead guilty to the lesser count. He admitted to killing the pensioner on December 30, 2015, at Hell Hill, Matthews Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini).
Reports stated that Fredericks stabbed James several times. The men, who had a two-month-old argument, had been drinking at a bar on the day in question.
Fredericks was also arraigned before Demerara High Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow. He will be sentenced on May 9 after the presentation of a probation report. The confessed killer is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Teriq Mohammed. State Counsel Latifah Elliott is appearing for the prosecution.
