4 n) On February 7, 1997, Mr. Noel Seepersad (case 12,075) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murders of Candace Scott and Karen Sa Gomes; o) On November 16, 1988, Mr. Wayne Matthews (case 12,076) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Norris Yorke; p) On September 29, 1997, Mr. Alfred Frederick (case 12,082) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Rahiman Gopaul; q) On November 9, 1995, Mrs. Natasha De Leon (case 12,093) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Chandranath Maharaj; r) On December 13, 1996, Mr. Vijay Mungroo (case 12,111) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Edmund Mitchell; s) On December 13, 1996, Mr. Phillip Chotalal (case 12,112) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Edmund Mitchell; t) On November 27, 1996, Messrs. Joey Ramiah and Naresh Boodram (case 12,129) were convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murders of Anthony Curtis Greenridge and Steven Sandy; in addition, Mr. Joey Ramiah was sentenced to death under the Offences Against the Person Act in relation to Dole Chaddee and on June 4, 1999, the State executed Mr. Ramiah pursuant to this second conviction; u) On November 11, 1997, Mr. Nigel Mark (case 12,137) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Bhagirath Singh; v) On January 22, 1996, Mr. Wilberforce Bernard (case 12,140) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Ramnarine Saroop; w) On December 13, 1996, Mr. Steve Mungroo (case 12,141) was convicted and sentenced to a “mandatory death penalty” by hanging for the murder of Edmund Mitchell; x) In all 23 cases, the alleged victims were tried by Trinidad and Tobago for the crime of murder, were convicted, and sentenced to death by hanging under the Offences Against the Person Act. Once an offender is found guilty of murder, section 4 of the said Act “mandates the death penalty”, establishing that “all persons sentenced for murder will suffer death”; y) The Offences Against the Person Act provides a definition of “murder”, permits a jury to consider certain specific circumstances of a killing in