The sentencing of the accused in the murder of Vishnupriya, which shook Kerala, has been postponed to Friday. The case was transferred to Thalassery Additional District Court (One). Accused Shyamjith (27) entered the Manantheri basement house and fatally stabbed and injured Vishnu Priya.
The prosecution argued that Shyamjith had premeditated the murder. Two days before the incident, the accused had bought a hammer and a glove from a shop in Koothuparambu. CCTV of these purchases. The footage was produced in the prosecution court. Vishnupriya had 29 injuries on her body. Out of which 10 injuries are post-mortem. There are no witnesses to the incident.
Circumstantial evidence and scientific evidence for prosecution Public Prosecutor K. Ajith Kumar was produced in the court. The phone records of the earlier conversation between Vishnu Priya and the accused were also produced in the court as evidence. It is very noticeable that even when caught, the accused reacted without any sense of guilt. He is only 25 years old, not a 14 year sentence. Saw it on google. Shyamjit’s response was that he has nothing to lose.
