Incident Reports

Two women sentenced to life in prison for murder

2015-04-01

Province 1, Taplejung, Yangwarak

A woman and her daughter-in-law have been sentenced to life in prison by the District Court of Taplejung for murdering Sima B.K of Nangkholyang VDC. Padam Kumari Shrestha and her daughter-in-law Junu Shrestha were sentenced to life in prison by a verdict issued by a bench of justice Krishna Prasad Subedi. Both the accused have been sent to Panchthar Jail due to the lack of women's cell in Taplejung jail.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Secondary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Secondary Cause Other types of GBV
Actor 1 - Number of people 2
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
Youth Killed 1
Total Abducted 00
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