Pardeep Terry Dulay’s relative Aneil Sanghera has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail and 18 months probation for the manslaughter of a 41-year-old Richmond man, who died during a wedding ceremony at the Fraserview Hall in South Vancouver in 2017. Dulay’s family took to facebook to show their disgust and how they were not even allowed to get their own lawyer, calling the sentence a mockery of justice. Many people on facebook sympathized with the Dualy family in saying the sentence was a slap on wrist and not equitable to the loss of life and emotional grief suffered by the Dulay family.

RICHMOND - The family of Pardeep Terry Dulay is outraged at the light sentence given to the man responsible for Dulay’s death.

 Dulay’s relative Aneil Sanghera has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail and 18 months probation for the manslaughter of a 41-year-old Richmond man, who died during a wedding ceremony at the Fraserview Hall in South Vancouver in 2017.

Sanghera pleaded guilty last January. The two men are related and the death caused a deep rift between the two families.

Dulay’s family took to facebook to show their disgust and how they were not even allowed to get their own lawyer, calling the sentence a mockery of justice. Many people on facebook sympathized with the Dualy family in saying the sentence was a slap on wrist and not equitable to the loss of life and emotional grief suffered by the Dulay family.

During Sanghera's sentencing hearing last month the court heard that a fight broke out between Sanghera and Dulay on the balcony of the Fraserview Hall in Vancouver during the wedding celebration in 2017, reported CBC News.

The fight began when Dulay shoved Sanghera, leading to moments where both men gained the upper hand. However, it ended with Sanghera repeatedly kicking Dulay's unresponsive body on the floor.

The Crown had asked for a sentence of four years.

During the hearing, Dulay's family spoke of how his death has impacted them. Dulay's mother, Kalbir, described how when she is alone, she can still sometimes hear her son calling to her.

She said that her family helped the Sangheras secure jobs at her late husband's company. "My family helped you and, in return, you killed my son," she said.

Dulay's sisters also spoke, remembering their older brother, who they called Terry, as kind, mischievous and soft. They spoke of how he had struggled with drug addiction and the pride they felt that he was working through it.

His youngest sister Aman Dulay spoke of how some days she feels numb, while other days are unbearable.

In the defence's submission, lawyer Joven Narwal described a murder attempt against Sanghera in the fallout from the wedding.

On May 4, 2018, Narwal said a masked man broke into the home of Sanghera's father-in-law, where Sanghera was staying. The man called out for Sanghera and eventually shot the father-in-law and a friend. Both survived.

Delta police later confirmed there was evidence the shooting was motivated by the death at Fraserview Hall, Narwal told the court.

The defence argued that the murder attempt and the effect it has had on Sanghera and his family are collateral consequences that should be taken into consideration when deciding the sentence, reported CBC News.