A 25-year-old woman was on Monday afternoon sentenced to 98 years imprisonment by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court for killing her two children by instructing them to ingest a substance used to kill rats.
Hofosawa Awena Rutherford of Supply Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was found guilty by a 12-member mixed jury on two counts of manslaughter, whereby it is alleged that on March 27, 2014, at Lot 10 Supply, Mahaicony, she unlawfully killed her son – 16 month-old Jabarie Ajoya Cadogan – and her four-year-old daughter Odaceia Juliana Cadogan.
Before sentencing, Rutherford begged Justice Singh for mercy. She was represented by Attorney-at-Law Adrian Thompson, while Prosecutors Tiffini Lyken, Abigail Gibbs and Shawnette Austin appeared for the State.
The State contended that on the day in question, Rutherford killed her children by giving them a poisonous substance to ingest. Jabarie Cadogan died while receiving treatment at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital. His sister later succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
It can’t be alleged cuz all the facts were examined in court and SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY! ! MOST OF US agree suicide is a very bad thing but I don’t think in all cases it is bad…see one ideal candidate ya cuz how can she live with going against her nurturing motherly nature that all women possess! !??
The same rat poison that killed her children should be used to kill her. Wick beyond words, the devil gal have di heart fi a beg fi mercy and she had none for her children