– Nephew, accomplice gets combined 117 years in jailAnthony De Paul Hope was sentenced to 62 years in jailFaced with the reality that he might spend the remainder of his natural life behind bars, convicted murderer, Anthony De Paul Hope, attempted to escape from lawful custody,Wholesale Jerseys, at the Georgetown High court, yesterday.Hope called ‘Papa’, 27, of ‘C’ Field Sophia, and his friend Ralph Tyndall, 28, called Nick of ‘C’ Field, Sophia were convicted for killing his aunt, Colleen Forrester.? They were yesterday sentenced to a combined 117 years in jail by Madam Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire.According to reports the victim,Cheap Jerseys From China, 56,China Jerseys Free Shipping, was beaten and strangled at her brother’s house at Lot 55 William Street, Campbellville.Forrester’s ankles were bound and her body wrapped in sheets before it was tossed into the septic tank at the Campbellville location.The woman had gone missing days before the gruesome discovery was made. Initial investigations revealed that Forrester was beaten to death with a pestle (mortar stick) by her nephew (Hope) and his friends Tyndall and Kevin O’ Neil.However, O’ Neil who is said to have only participated in helping to dispose of the body was acquitted after the court upheld a no-case submission presented on his behalf. The other two accused were found guilty of the offence on July 3, last. Sentencing was deferred in wake of a request for probation reports.Yesterday the men were scheduled to appear before Justice George for sentencing, but before they could, Hope made a desperate attempt to escape. The 27-year-old, who was reportedly armed with a knife, is said to have attacked police officers as he was being led out of the court lock-ups.The prisoner reportedly made a dash out the Supreme Court building but the quick action of ranks prevented him from going anywhere further than the nearby parking lot.? Hope’s actions disturbed the usually quiet environs of the High Court.Those present rushed to witness the “epic battle” between the prisoner and law enforcement officers.But before long, Hope was back in shackles and the surroundings had returned to normalcy. The atmosphere in the courtroom remained tense, with the heightened presence of police and even ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).Persons entering Justice George’s courtroom were subject to searches and were subsequently instructed to lodge their belongings at the Police Outpost.Those present at the hearing yesterday, specifically relatives and friends of the victim and the accused persons, appeared anxious to hear the outcome of the case.Probation Officers, Debra Joseph and Carol Beresford were the first to address the court, reading excerpts from the reports they compiled on the lives of the two men. They were questioned on their findings.Joseph reported that Tyndall was not a person of violent demeanor but while growing up, he would often gravitate to questionable characters.? She said that the former Sophia Special School student was referred to by his neighbours as a person of “unsound character.”On the other hand, Beresford told the court that Hope disclosed that he assisted with wrapping and dumping his aunt’s body in the septic tank after she was murdered. Beresford’s report on the dead woman’s nephew painted a bleak picture of his childhood and upbringing.After losing his father at a tender age, Hope quit school and sought employment as a cane labourer, among other jobs. After his mother left for Barbados some years later, he and his younger siblings were left in care of his foster father.It was then that Hope is said to have experienced a number of unpleasant acts, including having to witness his siblings being touched inappropriately by his stepfather. Hope later migrated to Barbados where he spent a few years and fathered two children.Ralph Tyndall willserve 55 years in jailShortly before the incident in 2008, he was deported from the Island. After his return to Guyana, his aunt Colleen (the deceased) who had cared for him and his siblings as children, allowed him to stay at her brother’s residence since he had no other place to stay.Attorneys-at-Law Melvin Duke and Madan Kissoon relied on the contents of the probation reports as they made their pleas of mitigation on behalf of Tyndall and Hope.The Attorneys noted that both men had no previous convictions or prior issues with the law. Kissoon spoke of the fact that his client was of limited academia but prior to his incarceration was a notably productive member of society.Duke, on the other hand, noted that his client,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, (Hope)’s childhood might have had something to do with the way he turned out. The Attorney begged the court for mercy and a