Senators divided on death penalty
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May 2, 2026
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There are mixed reviews coming from the Upper House on the death penalty, following the ruling that a 31-year-old man be hanged for a double murder.
Last Monday, Justice Nalini Singh ruled that Rishi Motilal be sentenced to death by hanging for the 2024 fatal choppings of his common-law wife Tara Ramsaroop and their 14-month-old infant daughter Shermaya Motilal.
Speaking to Guardian Media outside the Parliament yesterday, Government Senator David Nahkid and Independent Simon de la Bastide said they were against the death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago.
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