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.