19-yr-old gets death penalty for murder

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A sessions court in Kochi on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old to death for killing an advocate in whose office he was employed.

Principal sessions judge D Pappachan said despite the faith reposed in him by his employer advocate A P Abraham, accused Amalraj had executed the crime in the most cruel and inhuman manner.

The court also handed down double life imprisonments to his accomplices, Rajesh and Shimon.

Abraham, 78, was found dead in his office on July 13, 2007. He had been strangled with a rope the night before and given electric shocks with a live wire.

Amalraj had cheated Abraham and withdrawn over Rs 8 lakh from his account using blank cheques. When he felt that Abraham had come to know of his mischief, Amalraj decided to kill his employer. He roped in professional hitmen for the job.

The court concluded that it was the lust for money that made Amalraj commit murder.

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