The two accused in the case, Nino Mathew and Anu Shanthi, were found guilty of murder by the Thiruvananthapuram Principal Sessions Court in 2016, two years after the incident.
Mathew was given a death sentence while Shanthi was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mathew, a software engineer in Technopark, had allegedly gone to Shanthi’s house and introduced himself as Shanthi’s husband Lijeesh’s friend. On entering the home, he stabbed the latter’s mother and son to death.
Lijeesh was also attacked, but escaped the attempt on his life with injuries and was able to alert the neighbours.
Within 24 hours of the incident, the State police arrested Nino, who confessed to the crime. They later arrested Shanthi as well, after an extra-marital affair between her and Mathew accused came to light.
The duo were charged for murder, criminal conspiracy, attempt to destroy evidence and theft.
The Sessions judge had found Shanthi guilty, since she was aware of Mathew’s plans, according to a report in The News Minute.
The charge of transmitting obscene material in electronic form was also added, after the police found some explicit videos of the two in Mathew’s digital devices.
Source: Barandbench
