4 sentenced to life in murder case

MADURAI: Four persons, including two women, were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder by a Madurai court on Thursday.
Joseph Savarimuthu Kennedy of Karimedu in Madurai had been attacked by four persons - John Britto (22), A Joseph Kennedy (33), Kulandhaiammal (48) wife of Mariadas and Mariaselvam (36) wife of Simoyon Raj on September 4, 2009 over a family dispute.His brother, Sebastian was also attacked by the gang. Both brothers sustained injuries and Kennedy, succumbed at the Government Rajaji Hospital. Karimedu police registered a case for murder and attempt of murder against the four persons. The case came up for hearing before Judge M Jothiram on Thursday, who sentenced all four to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 1,000 for the two women and Rs 1,500 for the men.