UNB, Kishoreganj :
A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and son in Hossainpur upazila in 2013.
District and Sessions Judge AMM Sayeed passed the order convicting Borhan Uddin , a resident of Sidla village in Hossainpur upazila, for the killings and sentenced him to death. The court also fined him Tk 5,000.
Returning to his home at Sidla village after serving 20 years in prison for killing his elder brother, Borhan claimed his inherited property that had led to disputes in the family.
As a sequel, Borhan beat up his wife Nazma Khatun and son Shahjahan, 8, indiscriminately in the house on August 1, 2013, leaving both dead on the spot. He fled the scene after the incident.
Later, police arrested the killer who gave confessional statement to the magistrate about the killings.
After examining all the records and the testimonies by the witnesses, the judge handed down the verdict.
A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and son in Hossainpur upazila in 2013.
District and Sessions Judge AMM Sayeed passed the order convicting Borhan Uddin , a resident of Sidla village in Hossainpur upazila, for the killings and sentenced him to death. The court also fined him Tk 5,000.
Returning to his home at Sidla village after serving 20 years in prison for killing his elder brother, Borhan claimed his inherited property that had led to disputes in the family.
As a sequel, Borhan beat up his wife Nazma Khatun and son Shahjahan, 8, indiscriminately in the house on August 1, 2013, leaving both dead on the spot. He fled the scene after the incident.
Later, police arrested the killer who gave confessional statement to the magistrate about the killings.
After examining all the records and the testimonies by the witnesses, the judge handed down the verdict.
