Court sentences man to death for murdering 9-yr-old boy

A court today sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty in the murder of a nine-year-old boy about two years ago.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Abdul Kadher also imposed a fine of Rs 5.10 lakh on the convict Arumugam for attacking the boy's mother and injuring her seriously.

According to the prosecution, Arumugam got married to a woman with the help of the boy's mother.

As he ill-treated his wife, she had left him and was living with her mother.

Arumugam held the boy's mother responsible for his wife's estrangement.

On September 8, 2016, he attacked the boy and his mother with a sickle while they were returning from school.

While the boy died, the woman was seriously injured.

Arumugam was overpowered by passers-by and handed over to police.

The judge said the fine should be given to the boy's mother who had lost her son and also underwent treatment at hospital.