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Antigua (CaribArena) – A High Court 10-year sentence on Stephen Greaves,Jean Beliveau Canadiens Jersey, a Guyanese national who was charged with murder but convicted on a lesser count of manslaughter,Henrik Lundqvist Rangers Jersey, was upheld on Tuesday in the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal.Greaves allegedly stabbed his stepfather, Kenneth Hewitt,Curtis Joseph Red Wings Jersey, to death following an abusive altercation involving his mother and the deceased.Greaves’ mother,Vincent Lecavalier Lightning Jersey, Donna Hewitt,Vladimir Konstantinov Red Wings Jersey, was jointly charged, but early in the trial the prosecution withdrew the charges against her.According to his attorney,Keith Yandle Rangers Jersey, John Fuller,Mats Naslund Canadiens Jersey, there were a few aggravating factors in the matter, and the stepfather was very abusive and a terror.Fuller added that Greaves was remanded from September 15,Daniel Sprong Penguins Jersey, 2006 to November 27, 2007, and that that period was not recognized by the court.Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Armstrong objected Fuller and said that the aggravating factors outweighed the mitigating factors,Marc Staal Rangers Jersey, citing the violence of the incident and the using of a knife.“The aggravating factors far outweigh the mitigating. The crime was one of extreme violence. A knife was used to inflict wounds to Hewitt; injuries he had no chance of surviving.”The DPP said Greaves did not plead guilty and was not entitled to a one third discount. |
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