Thiruvananthapuram: A Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday handed out life imprisonment to the two key accused, a priest Father Thomas M Kottoor and a nun, Sister Sephy, in the murder of Sr Abhaya, a nun in Kottayam in 1992.
Both were also fined Rs500,000 each. Kottoor was fined an additional Rs100,000 for trespass into the convent where the murder was committed.
The court had found them guilty on Tuesday and the judge K Sanalkumar announced the punishment for the two on Wednesday. Kottoor s counsel had requested for a lenient punishment considering his age and that he was a cancer patient. Sephy’s counsel pointed out that she had to take care of her aged parents. The court announced the punishment after listening to the defendants’ pleas.