Sivaganga court sentences man to triple life imprisonment for murder of wife, mother-in-law, and an elderly woman
A Sivaganga court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to triple life imprisonment for the 2015 murder of his wife, mother-in-law, and a relative. The verdict follows a long-standing family dispute that escalated into violence.
Why it matters
It serves as a record of judicial outcomes in cases of domestic violence and familial homicide.
The Sivaganga court ordered three life sentences to a man who murdered three women, including his wife and mother-in-law, in a family dispute near Manamadurai.
Pandithurai, 42, is from Vellur village near Manamadurai in Sivaganga district. His wife is Rajeshwari. They have a male child. In 2015, due to a disagreement with her husband, Rajeshwari went with her child to her parents’ house located in the same area.
Meanwhile, Pandithurai went to his mother-in-law’s house to see his child. During the argument that ensued there, Pandithurai hacked to death all three women: his wife, Rajeshwari; mother-in-law, Dhanalakshami, 45; and another relative woman.
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