The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
The observation came in view of 'lack of explanation' from the prosecution side on various aspects of the case like how the murder weapon was initially said to be an axe and later was termed as a hand-axe in the remand report.
Catholic priest accused in Sister Abhaya murder case moves HC
By Mansoor| Updated: 18th January 2021 9:40 pm IST Sister Abhaya (Source: Twitter)
Kochi: A Catholic priest convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Monday, challenging the verdict by the Special CBI court, Thiruvananthapuram, awarding him double life sentence.
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was “absolutely improper and incorrect”.
He submitted that it was “opposed to law and contrary to the facts, circumstances and evidence and hence it is unsustainable”.
Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 21:58 IST
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was "absolutely improper and incorrect". Sister Abhaya case: Father Thomas Kottoor moves Kerala HC [File photo] | Photo Credit: ANI
Kochi: A Catholic priest convicted in the Sister Abhaya murder case moved the Kerala High Court on Monday, challenging the verdict by the Special CBI court, Thiruvananthapuram, awarding him double life sentence.
Father Thomas Kottoor, currently in jail, alleged that the order of the conviction and sentence passed by the Special CBI Court was "absolutely improper and incorrect".
The evidence that nailed Sister Abhaya's killers 28 years later
On Tuesday, catholic priest Father Thomas Kottoor and nun Sister Sephy guilty were found guilty of murdering Sister Abhaya 28 years ago in the St Pius convent in Kerala's Kottayam.
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UPDATED: December 24, 2020 08:47 IST
Sister Abhaya was murdered in 1992 and the case has been going on for 28 years.
The 229-page judgment in the Sister Abhaya case has confirmed that the catholic nun was attacked with an "intention to kill".
On Tuesday, catholic priest Father Thomas Kottoor and nun Sister Sephy guilty were found guilty of murdering Sister Abhaya 28 years ago in the St Pius convent in Kerala's Kottayam.
Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case; duo to serve seven years for evidence tampering The court, on Tuesday, had found the two guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well in St Pius Convent in Kottayam in Kerala in 1992 According to the charge sheet, on the night of 27 March, 1992, Sister Abhaya (in picture) had allegedly saw Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy in a compromising position, following which the accused hacked her with an axe and threw her into the well. Image courtesy: News18
Thiruvananthapuram: A CBI special court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the catholic priest and nun, who were found guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago in Kottayam. Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar awarded a double life sentence to Father Thomas Kottoor and imposed a fine of Rs 6.5 lakh.
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