On December 14, 2010 40-year-old Stephen la Rosa was sentenced by Carmona to five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to stabbing his father to death. Anthony Bocas, 72, was killed following a drinking binge with his sons at his home on December 14, 2006. Alcohol was the only thing which distinguished this case from Boodram's, the judge said. He noted such family violence was becoming far too prevalent. He said in the instant case, it was even worse as a father was killed for attempting to wake up his son. "This is remarkable. What you are telling the country at large is that we all must be very careful about how we wake up our children?" the judge asked defence attorney Frank Peterson. The matter was adjourned to Thursday when Boodram is expected to be sentenced. Amitah Goberdhan also appeared for the defence