Man who killed nephew during schizophrenic episode gets nine years in jail
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June 18, 2026
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A 58-year-old Arima man who admitted to stabbing his nephew to death while experiencing a schizophrenic episode has been sentenced to almost nine years in prison.
Joseph Als had been awaiting trial for murder for almost six years before he was recently allowed to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility under a plea agreement with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Als was sentenced last Friday by High Court Judge Nalini Singh.
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