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Anthony Joseph who pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year, was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his cousin in 2017.
Joseph, of Point, was 21-years-old when he fatally stabbed fellow villager 25-year-old Gavin Edwards during a fight.
The court heard, Edwards struck Joseph in his head with a bottle before restras,ining him in chokehold.
After managing to escape the grip, Joseph retaliated by stabbing Edwards once in his abdomen with a pair of scissors he found on the scene.
Both men were taken to hospital for treatment, but Edwards later succumbed to his injury.
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Joseph was given credit for factors including his guilty plea, his clean record and his expressions of remors n
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