Kerala court hands life sentence to man for murder of 21-year-old woman pharmacist in Kannur

He was also sentenced to 10 years and fined ₹25,000 for house trespass in order to commit the crime. The sentences will run concurrently, the public prosecutor told the media.

Her relatives welcomed the verdict, saying, “We are grateful to all.”

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The incident, arrest

Shyamjith killed the woman on 22 October, 2022, as she had ended their friendship and was close to another man.

The prosecution case was that the man came to Vishnupriya’s house armed with a hammer and other weapons when her family had gone to attend a funeral.

She was on a video call with a male friend when Shyamjith entered the home. The incident was recorded in the video call, and the 13-second-long footage was crucial evidence in the case.

Besides that, the prosecution also relied on CCTV visuals of Shyamjith purchasing the weapons used to commit the crime.

According to the prosecution, Shyamjith first hit Vishnupriya on the head with a hammer, and when she fell down, he slit her throat.

Even after she had died, he continued to stab her, resulting in 29 wounds on her body, the prosecutor said.

Vishnupriya was found lying in a pool of blood with a slit throat and deep wounds on her neck and hands at her residence on 22 October, 2022.

Within hours of the gruesome murder, police arrested Shyamjith, a native of nearby Manantheri.

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