Pensioner appealing 60-year jail time for killing brother-in-law

Sixty-six-year-old Les Charles Critchlow, who was sentenced back in March 2021 to 60 years in prison for murdering his brother-in-law has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge his conviction and jail term. Among other things, he argues that he had an unfair trial and that the trial Judge committed errors in law.

Convicted killer Les Charles Critchlow

Critchlow was found guilty of the capital offence by a jury following a trial before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara.
On May 12, 2016, in the county of Demerara, he murdered Terrence Adams, called “Uncle Terry” or “Sleepy”. At a sentencing hearing, the convicted killer had expressed remorse, saying that he was “sorry” while begging the Judge for leniency.

Dead: Terrence Adams

For his part, Justice Singh had said this was a very unfortunate case. The Judge had noted that the convicted killer had expressed no genuine remorse.
Reports are that 56-year-old Adams of Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was stabbed to death by his brother-in-law, who was armed with a knife, during a heated argument. His cause of death was given as multiple incise wounds.
At the time of his demise, Adams operated a small rum shop at his residence. During Critchlow’s trial, he was represented by Rachael Bakker, while the Senior State Counsel Tiffini Lyken appeared on behalf of the prosecution. Lyken had described Adams’s killing as an “unprovoked and vicious” attack. (G1)