Uncle gets 7 years for strangling nephew to death

Fifty-eight-year-old Ganesh Persaud Lall of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, WCD was on Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment after pleading to a lesser count of manslaughter when he appeared before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Demerara High Court.
Lall, who was 53 at the time, was charged with the murder of Jason Rajendra Paul Hira at the Wales Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Dylon Bess.
He was not required to enter a plea. The murder reportedly took place on July 18, 2018, at Anna Catherina, WCD where the now-dead man lived with Lall and his grandparents.
Three days after committing the act, Lall confessed to the murder while being interrogated by detectives.
It was reported that Hira was discovered lifeless by his grandmother in their washroom. During an examination of his body, Police found marks of violence were discovered around the deceased’s neck.
An autopsy revealed that he died from compression injuries to the neck.
During the court proceeding on Monday, Lall was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Khemraj Ramjattan while the state was represented by Joy Williams and Caressa Henry.
The court heard that Hira was a frequent user of illicit drugs and was an alcoholic. On the day in question, he reportedly demanded money from his grandparents (Lall’s parents) and Lall intervened.
An argument erupted between them which quickly escalated into a scuffle during which Lall ended up strangling Hira in the washroom.
The court also heard that the deceased was arrested in the USA for stalking women.
Nevertheless, his mother stated that her son was an intelligent young man who was “influenced by his wealthy friends while attending school.”
He reportedly attended Queen’s College and at the time of his demise, he was 30.
In addition, through the victim impact statements, family members of Lall, including his sister (Hira’s mom) said they had forgiven Lall and begged the Judge to be lenient with him.
They noted that Lall is a very kind person and it was very unusual for him to act in the manner he did towards Hira.