DHAKA: A Rajshahi court on Thursday (Nov 12) sentenced a man to death for the murder of a judge’s 16-year-old son, who was stabbed at the family’s rented house in the city last year.
Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-2 Rezaul Karim pronounced the verdict at noon.
The convict, Limon Mia, 35, was also sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment under each of two separate charges and fined Tk 3 lakh.
According to the case statement, Limon entered the rented house in the city's Dabtala area around noon on Nov 13 last year, identifying himself as the judge's brother.
He stabbed the judge's son, Tawsif Rahman Sumon, and his mother, Tasmin Nahar, who were the only ones at home at the time.
Tawsif's father, Abdur Rahman, was serving as a metropolitan sessions judge in Rajshahi and was at court when the attack took place.
Police rescued the victims and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Tawsif dead.
His mother was admitted with serious injuries. Police detained Limon while he was receiving treatment at the hospital.
The following day, Abdur Rahman filed a murder case against Limon with Rajpara Police Station.
During the trial, 29 witnesses, including the victim's parents, testified. Public Prosecutor Ali Ashraf Masum confirmed the verdict.
Limon's lawyer, Mamun-or-Rashid, expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict and said they would appeal before the higher court.
Limon, son of HM Solaiman Hossain, is from Modonerpara village in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha. His father is the organisational secretary of the upazila BNP and a former union parishad member.
Limon joined the army after completing his higher secondary education from Gaibandha Government College but left the service in 2018. He later became involved in various businesses. - The Daily Star/ANN
