Dad admits he slit son’s throat

A 26-YEAR-OLD Tobago father who slit the throat of his only child and then attempted suicide, will know his fate on March 28.

Deli Sandy, represented by attorney Larry Williams, pleaded guilty yesterday before Justice Paula-Mae Weekes in the Tobago Assizes to the attempted murder of Djome Jones, who was then two years old, and attempted suicide. The incidents occurred on January 9, 2000. Sandy, of Whim Village, was charged by Detective Cpl Ethelbert Jack, of the Scarborough CID.

Sandy, who was then 23, shared a common-law relationship with the toddler’s mother. The couple had separated after the relationship went sour, and arrangements were made for Sandy to have access to his son. Sandy was reported to be not satisfied with these arrangements. This led to a dispute, and on January 8, 2000, Sandy took Djome out of his mother’s custody. By the following day, the boy could not be located and a search was mounted. A neighbour heard the cries of a child in some bushes at Back Hill, Whim, and the two-year-old was found with a slash across the throat. Sandy was later found frothing at the mouth with a bottle containing a liquid substance nearby. Both were rushed to the Scarborough Hospital. Sandy is to be sentenced by Madame Justice Weekes on March 28, pending a probation report.