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Three guilty of manslaughter...
Samdaye’s killers get 30 years each
Published: 16 Sep 2009
Justice Rajendra Narine
Three men, who kidnapped a woman, who was later beaten and buried alive, were yesterday each sentenced to 30 years in prison for manslaughter.
In passing sentence, Justice Rajendra Narine, said this was a cold and calculated crime and the three convicted men showed absolutely no remorse whatsoever. Vivian Clarke, 36, Steve Mc Gilvery, 27, and Pernell Martin, 29, remained silent as Narine, presiding in the Port-of-Spain Second Criminal Court, handed down the sentence. The three were among nine persons on trial for the murder of Samdaye Rampersad, who was kidnapped from outside her home in Petit Bourg on November 26, 2005. Her decomposed body was found in a shallow grave on January 5, 2006, at Claxton Bay.
Clarke, Mc Gilvery and Martin were found guilty of manslaughter at the end of a three-month trial on July 31. A re-trial was ordered for five others, while another was acquitted. A probation officer’s report was ordered before sentence was passed. In his final High Court appearance before he takes his seat in the Court of Appeal, Narine was severe on the three, saying kidnapping was too prevalent in the society. Narine pointed out that Clarke, a father of five, was present at Pranz Gardens, Claxton Bay, when the plan was hatched to kidnap Rampersad, a 46-year-old businesswoman. He said Mc Gilvery was one of the men who arrived in the car with Rampersad at Bobby Hill, Claxton Bay, on the night of November 26, 2005. The judge said Martin, a father of two, went to Pranz Gardens, collected the car, and was driver of the vehicle used to transport Rampersad after she was abducted.
On January 8, 2006, Martin admitted to the police that he was the driver and his involvement in the kidnapping. All three said they were not involved, nor had knowledge of any plan to kill Rampersad.
In passing sentence, Narine said this was a very serious offence. “Here was a 46-year-old woman, snatched in front of her business, in the presence of several persons. She was driven to Claxton Bay and six weeks later, her body was exhumed from a shallow grave.”
Narine said the three convicts must have known that physical harm could have come to Rampersad. He said they must have known that Rampersad would have been traumatised, both emotionally and psychologically. He said the victim must have undergone a terrible time. Narine said the closely knit family of the victim, had been waiting for six weeks to hear from her.
He said there must be emotional scars from this ordeal. He said the trauma continued when the body was dug up from the shallow grave.
As far as Narine was concerned, “this was a well planned and precisely executed crime.” He said the three convicted men showed no remorse. He said they showed total disregard for the safety of the victim and those at her business place. He said this type of offence was too prevalent in society and he must show his abhorrence over it.
He pointed out that all three men had previous convictions for serious offences. He said there were no mitigating circumstances in this case, and imposed 30 years each on them—a sentence which started yesterday. Mc Gilvery tried to say something, but the judge advised him to speak to his lawyer. Relatives of both the victim and the convicted men were in court for the sentencing.
We can no longer accept, the
We can no longer accept, the wholesale slaughter of our people by persons who are of the belief, that they can do as they like and walk as free 'men' among us. Many are never caught and go on to continue their rage of destruction, with no end in sight. These men by all accounts understood exactly the crime they were committig, and went full speed ahead to abuse this woman and bury her alive. No one should ever have to experience this violence.
Justice Rajendra Narine you did your job. A 30-year sentence is a long time for them to ponder over their crime. After they have served their time for this violent crime, they would be released. But my question for you Sir:- IS the law so generous that they could not get a life sentence, never to leave prison alive? I guess not.
These men leave families on both sides to suffer the pain they caused on another.
I hope this sentence sends a strong message to those among us who are hell bent on causing harm on our innocent citizens. You criminals, never feel you can walk freely among us, because faith can have it another way, you can be found out and taken away in shackles, and like these men spend your healthy and productive years behind bars, stripped of your freedom, denied of all your luxaries and abandon your family in the process. My advice to you is to walk away now while you can. You may never get a second chance.
Yo let me get something
Yo let me get something straight, I am not giving the government any more tax to feed no criminal for 30 years, From today Ryan4Party is not paying no more tax to the Trinidad and Tobago Government, they can go to hell, Hang all them killers Now!
Mr Ryan4, you don't give
Mr Ryan4, you don't give this Govamunt (Karen's pronunciation) any of your tax money, They take it. No, sorry, they extract it from you.
I don't want murderers to
I don't want murderers to hang! Dat too easy. I want to give more money to the govermunt in taxes, jes so I know dat desse murderers are rotting good and proper in jail.
Get off yuh high horse! you
Get off yuh high horse! you all playing sly with the TRUTH, the leader of the gang looks just like YOU or any UNCER in here.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/day/1,29762.html#foto
“The Boss asked for Rishi. When Rishi came, he (The Boss) told Rishi to go and bring the things from the bucket. The Boss began telling us about this man named Rampersad. He said, he gave Rampersad $900,000 worth of cocaine to carry to England, but the man playing games....Quote.(T&T Newsday May 12th 2009)
Mrs Rampersad's husband was deeply involved in the drug trade as she would've be fully aware of.
This Newspaper is refusing to report the known FACTS, justice was not done. The leader of the gang will get away with murder and go back to drug trafficing.
How much money you think it
How much money you think it going to cost to hang those men. . . hmmm?
I NOT paying high taxes to kill killers to satisfy someone's revenge!
I paying high taxes to PREVENT this from happening again. . . hanging NOT going to prevent it or solve existing crimes. . . its just murder by the state and revenge by bloodthirsty angry people such as yourself.
Fear is what is making you say the things you say. . . and that's ok, but hanging themi s WRONG.
I agree, heng all
I agree, heng all killers.
"You have... an we doh have... so we lick you up an' take wat you have..." That trend of thought has to stop immediately. Then the one or two convictions actually happen, and we the taxpayers now have to fork out even more money to mind these hard back criminals.
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'Manslaughter is a legal
'Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder.
The law generally differentiates between levels of criminal culpability based on the mens rea, or state of mind. This is particularly true within the law of homicide, where murder requires either the intent to kill, a state of mind called malice, or malice aforethought, which may involve an unintentional killing but with a willful disregard for life.
Manslaughter is usually broken down into two distinct categories: voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.'
I don't know where this judge calls it manslaugher. it was murder plain and simple.
I don't always think capital punishment is necessary because it doesn't make the criminal pay for his crimes. but really.... sometimes it just seems right to hang the criminal or put him/her down with an injection.
The end result is the
The end result is the same...dey killed someone!!! Manslaughter only ah politically incorrect word for MURDER!!!!!!
manslaughter is not a
manslaughter is not a 'politically incorrect term for murder', it's a legal term. i think everyone has agreed that it is murder, not manslaughter which (again) is slightly different from murder.
Both manslaughter and murder
Both manslaughter and murder relate to the unlawful killing of a human being. The difference, which has nothing to do with 'political correctness', is in the killer's intentions. If the killer intended to kill the victim, and it was factored into his/her plans, then that is murder (also referred to as pre-meditated killing). If the killer did not intend to kill, but death resulted from his/her actions, then that is manslaughter.
In this case, all three of the convicted men stated that their plan was to commit kidnapping for ransom and not kill Ms Samdaye. Hence, Justice Narine, in the absence of any other facts during the trial to disprove their statements, had to direct the jury to convict them of manslaughter rather than murder.
Why were these three
Why were these three murderers given a guilty verdict of manslaughter? I would say this was MURDER!! Because they planned it! And they should have been given LIFE! Don't be lenient on them, this would teach the others out there that this is serious and they MUST pay for their crimes. And they have no remorse, I wonder what page in life they from. Wickedness and Evil!!!! Hang them I say!
What a waste of a life.
What a waste of a life. Usually in one's 20s and 30s, they are now settling into life, finishing studies, purchasing a home, getting married, raising children, seeing them off to school, graduation etc. So sad to know that these experiences will be missed by these men because of making bad decisions. One of them I understand has a few children who would have to grow without the presence, protection and provision of a father. Another tragedy right there.
When will our young men realize that things will catch up with them eventually? Why so much hate? Are there not many other ways to settle issues or to get ahead in life? It's not worth it guys, hard work, patience and much discipline is still the best way to go to achieve success in life.
Ryan, Gardenia, Prince et
Ryan, Gardenia, Prince et al, I want to ask: why is it people can go around commitimg these dreadful crimes, like lemmings going over the ridge to the sea to certain death? these criminals know its wrong, they know e.g in Bristol, London they WILL be caught and sentenced, yet they keep doing it the morons. What is the psychology of the mental mind here? to continue to commit crimes? Is it a spur of the moment thing? is it a culture? is it in their DNAs? is it a class of people? I dont understand why they do this? is it that they are indebted to the druglords? In London and Bristol: its gangs, but gangs linked to drugs. They kill people, but in the UK they will be caught, do they know they will be caught? do they chance that they will NOT be caught? lets analyse.
Have a question...How come
Have a question...How come the papers does print everybody's picture in the papers, except the criminals?????
you reading the wrong
you reading the wrong papers. I see they picture on the other papers.
Thirty years of being an old
Thirty years of being an old lag's wife, that is what is in store for them. Let them rot in there.