WIFE SLASHER PLEADS GUILTY

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson today announced that Ivor Forbes, 35, of 2199 Holland Avenue, has pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the death of his wife, Keisha Denton, on December 7, 2003. On that date, Forbes slashed Denton numerous times with a sword in their first floor apartment. She was then 34 years old. Forbes was originally charged with murder in the second degree. Under the terms of the plea, he will serve 18 ½ years in prison. The plea was accepted in the light of all of the circumstances of the case, including the defendant’s psychiatric reports.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney Bruce Birns of the Domestic Violence Bureau. The plea was taken by the Hon. John Carter. Sentencing is scheduled for September 12, 2006 in Part DV.