The offender, a 19-year-old international student, was convicted of manslaughter following a jury trial for second-degree murder.
The offender returned to the victim's home after an initial altercation and assaulted the victim, causing a fatal rupture of the victim's vertebral artery.
The court found the assault was a planned and premeditated ambush in the victim's home, elevating the moral blameworthiness of the offence.
After weighing the aggravating factors against the offender's youth, lack of prior record, and rehabilitative prospects, the court imposed a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment, reduced to 53 months after credit for pre-sentence custody and strict bail conditions.
