Man gets death sentence in '22 Kerala murder case

THE CONVICT WAS ALSO ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE OF A FAMILY IN KANYAKUMARI IN 2014. THE CASE IS STILL PROCEEDING

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KOCHI: A court in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday handed over a death sentence to a 42-year-old Tamil Nadu man who was convicted earlier this month of murdering a 38-year-old Kerala woman employed at a plant nursery in 2022.

The convict Rajendran, originally from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, was ordered to be "hanged by the neck till he is dead" by judge Prasun Mohan of Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VII for the murder of Vineetha on February 6, 2022.

He was also fined 4 lakh by the court and in case of default of the fine, there would be additional imprisonment for five years and a month. The fines are to be paid to the minor children of Vineetha who are living with their grandparents, the court said.