Thirty-nine year-old Roy Lewis of Glasgow Housing Scheme who was on trial in the Berbice High Court for Murder, but had earlier pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, was yesterday sentenced to 26 years in jail by Justice Franklyn Holder. This was after a probation report was presented by Senior Probation and Social Services officer, Egla October.Lewis was on trial for brutally murdering his 18-year-old foster nephew Devon Da Silva called Devon Lewis of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice,
Cheap NFL Jerseys China, on December 27, 2012, at Sisters Village.Da Silva was stabbed to death while in bed with his girlfriend Ashley Whyte called ‘Toya’ at her parents’ home.The youth, who was reportedly forced into a longstanding intimate relationship since he was 14 by Lewis,
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NFL Jerseys Supply, Caricom Cement Limited, at sea as a carpenter, and even drove taxi. His last job as a taxi driver ended after he was charged with dangerous driving.? He took a loan from a bank and built a house, but the house was repossessed due to lack of payment.Devon Da Silva, who was the second of five children for his mother, was described as quiet, pleasant, willing and hardworking.According to the report,
NFL Jerseys From China, Devon’s stepfather Carlos Lewis and his mother Roxanne came together when he was a toddler whilst she was living in the interior. The union bore three children.? His name was subsequently changed to Lewis.Victim: Devon Da SilvaThe accused first forced the teen into having anal sex with him. He had seduced, forced, threatened and showered him with lavish gifts. Lewis was eventually thrown out of the house after he was caught choking Da Silva.? Da Silva was forced to move from place to place. However, the accused would follow and accept the youth as his companion.Da Silva relocated to his aunt’s residence at Canal No 2 Polder, but returned after a time since he had to attend school.Da Silva, despite being stalked, stopped accepting gifts and sought employment at the cement packaging plant. The accused, who was a seaman at the time, stopped working at sea, and also sought employment at the same entity.? He started to puncture the teen’s bicycle wheel and reportedly attempted to feed him food laced with poison and threw suspicious liquids in his drink. This was told to the probation and social welfare department in a complaint lodged in 2012.Da Silva subsequently sought employment in the interior at Kamaka Mines, Demerara and was away for over two and a half months. He had travelled home a few days before to be with relatives and his girlfriend for the Christmas season when he was mercilessly murdered.In a plea of mitigation, State-appointed attorney Sasha Roberts of the Legal Aid Clinic stated that the accused was at the mercy of the court. “He has chosen not to waste the court’s time. The incident was most unfortunate, a young life was lost and the accused has accepted that he did wrong.? We may never understand the reason for the accused’s act,
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