death penalty news August 12, 2004
INDIA: Man sentenced to death for killing wife Search for More News Malappuram (Ker), Aug 12: A fast track court here has sentenced to death a 32-year-old man for brutally killing his wife for not submitting to his sexual desires. Manjeri additional district sessions Judge (fast track court-I), K P Sujatha awarded capital punishment to the convict, Basheer alias Kuttippa yesterday after finding him guilty of murdering his wife, Naseera (23) in the presence of their two children aged seven and three on April 11, 2003. According to prosecution, Basheer, who was in the habit o harassing his wife for not fulfilling his sexual needs, turned wild on one such occasion and began attacking her. Though neighbours rushed to the house on hearing her loud cries, Basheer turned them back stating that it was their family affair and that there was no need for their intervention. Naseera had received as many as 120 stab injuries in the attack. Of the 49 witnesses recorded in the case, 19 of them were examined. The court said the death sentence to Basheer was for the severe cruelty meted out by him to his wife for the sole reason that she did not agree to his sexual urge. That Naseera failed to lodge a complaint about the frequent harassment was no excuse to lower the punishment, the court observed. Basheer can now appeal against the judgement in the high court within a month. (source: Chennai Online)
