Georgetown: Steve Allicock, a 35-year-old father of seven on Tuesday was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment for murdering Wendell Tappin on Old Year’s Day in 2009.
The 12-member jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict for the stabbing to death of Tappin at Hill Street, Albouystown.
Justice Navindra Singh told the court that Allicock has been sentenced to 60 years and ordered that the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) deduct time served.
The 12-member jury returned to the courtroom and the forewoman announced a guilty verdict, which was unanimous. When the judge asked Allicock if he had anything to say he told the court that he feels the testimony of the father of the deceased, Dan Tappin, was inconsistent since he gave different versions.
State Prosecutor Tuanna Hardy reminded the court that Allicock’s knife pierced Tappin’s heart, who was just 33 at time of his demise. She asked for a sentence to commensurate with the actions of the accused.
Several of the Albouystown man’s family members were seen weeping in court.
Allicock’s father, Leonard Allicock, who was himself acquitted for Tappin’s murder in September 2014.
Following the stabbing in 2009, Tappin was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Six witnesses testified throughout the trial, including Dan Tapppin, who placed Steve Allicock at the scene of the stabbing. Allicock’s uncle, Randolph Allicock and father, Leonard Allicock had all been charged with the murder of Tappin.
Leonard Allicock appeared before Justice Diana Insanally, and was acquitted of the murder of Tappin, after a jury had unanimously found him not guilty of the crime. State Prosecutor Hardy led the State’s case with assistance from Tamica Clarke and newly admitted State Counsel, Seeta Bishundial.
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