Indian jailed for Lankan murder

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A Singapore court today (Thursday) sentenced an Indian national to 17 years in jail for killing a pregnant prostitute from Sri Lanka, a media report said. Madhuri Jaya Chandra Reddy, 21, who pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, is to also be caned 12 strokes.

After having sex with a prostitute from Sri Lanka, Radika Devi Thayagarajah, 21, he quarreled with her about the payment and eventually strangled the woman to death in a hotel room on September 2, the online edition of Straits Times newspaper reported.

He then stuffed her body under the bed and had sex with another prostitute in the same room an hour later. According to the juridical commissioner, Reddy's "post-killing conduct indicated an utter lack of remorse."

The victim was seven months pregnant at the time of her murder.

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Comments - 9

Thursday, 14 January 2010 12:39 PM

I thought they hang them in Singapore. Throw a chewing gum and you get a bigger sentence

Thursday, 14 January 2010 01:18 PM

Sri Lanka's shame!

Thursday, 14 January 2010 01:38 PM

Sex - Kill - Sex ?

Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:50 PM

What kind of sicko is he ???

Thursday, 14 January 2010 04:36 PM

Seven months pregnant, and she was still selling herself?

Thursday, 14 January 2010 05:05 PM

Sickening!

Thursday, 14 January 2010 08:52 PM

71 years, as opposed to 17, would have been better! The 12 stroke caning should be to the anterior and not the posterior!

Thursday, 14 January 2010 10:42 PM

Agreed!

Thursday, 14 January 2010 10:58 PM

The punishment in this case is well deserved and may even be seen as insufficient, but, I would bet that there wouldn't be a single man who uses prostitutes, abandoning his practice, because of this case!

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