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Life Sentences for Fatal Arson by Wife
18 Aug
Summary
- Wife, mother, and brother received life sentences.
- They torched the husband's house in 2015.
- Seven people, including three children, died in the fire.
In Madurai, a woman, her mother, and brother have received life sentences for a fatal arson incident that occurred in 2015. Pandeeswari, aged 21 at the time, was convicted along with her mother Murugeshwari and brother Rajapandi.
The trio was found guilty of setting fire to the house of Pandeeswari's estranged husband, Kannan. The attack, which took place around 2 AM on May 20, 2015, tragically resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, including three children. All victims were asleep when the fire broke out.
Investigators determined that Pandeeswari had threatened Kannan's family before the incident. She, along with her mother and brother, executed the plan by pouring kerosene around the house and igniting it. Kannan, his father Velu, mother Petchiammal, sister Suganya, and Suganya's three children—Sangeetha, Sanjeeth, and Vineeth—all perished in the fire.
The Sedapatti police registered a case, and following an investigation, the accused were arrested. The court has now imposed life imprisonment on all three convicted individuals, along with a fine of Rs45,000 each.
