MADURAI: A mahila court in Dindigul on Saturday sentenced a man and his sister to life imprisonment for murder of his wife.
Mahila court judge S Purushothaman also slapped a fine of Rs 15,000 each on Arockia Jerald, 41, of Mettupatti and his sister, Flora Mary, 38.
It was a remarriage for both Jerald and Vanitha, 26. They got married in 2014. Jerald’s addiction to alcohol often resulted in a quarrel between the two.
In early 2016, Mary humiliated Vanitha. Following this, Vanitha left Jerald and went to her patents’ place. She returned to his home in July 2016.
On July 5, 2016, an argument broke out between the couple. During the quarrel, Jerald stabbed her to death with scissors.