Sr Abhaya case: Charges against priest & nun ‘unbelievable’, says church The accused persons have the right to go for an appeal against the order and prove their innocence, the archdiocese said in a statement. Updated: December 23, 2020 7:59:53 pm
Sister Abhaya was found dead in a well in St Pius convent in Kottayam in 1992. (Express photo)
The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed ‘unbelievable’ the allegations against its priest and a nun,
for an appeal and prove their ‘innocence.’
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
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Terming unbelievable the allegations against Fr. Thomas Kottoor and Sr. Stephy, who have been convicted in the murder of Sister Abhaya, the Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday asserted the right of the accused to go for an appeal and prove their innocence.
“The death of Sr. Abhaya was indeed a sad and unfortunate episode. The special CBI court has found that she was murdered by Fr. Thomas Kottoor and Sr. Sephy and has awarded them life imprisonment. The allegations against them are unbelievable. However, the Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam honours the court order. The accused persons have the right to go for an appeal against the order and prove their innocence,” the archdiocese said in a statement.
Sister Abhaya case: Allegations against priest & nun unbelievable, says church
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment.
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The body of Sister Abhaya, a resident of the Pius X Convent in Kottayam, was found in the well of the convent compound on March 27, 1992. By PTI
KOTTAYAM: The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed as unbelievable , the allegations against its priest and a nun,
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Allegations Against Priest and Nun in Sister Abhaya s Murder Case Unbelievable , Says Church
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The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed as unbelievable , the allegations against its priest and a nun, convicted of murder by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya case, as it said they have the right to go for an appeal and prove their innocence.
The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, which on Wednesday sentenced Fr Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment, 28 years after Abhaya, an inmate of the church convent, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.