Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 1, 2004
Bangladesh

a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, convicted Jahanara Begum Rumi, a housewife, and sentenced her to death

a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, convicted Jahanara Begum Rumi, a housewife, and sentenced her to death

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a court in Bhola, Bangladesh, convicted Jahanara Begum Rumi, a housewife, and sentenced her to death for killing the 6-day old step brother of her husband. According to the prosecution, Jahanara Begum poisoned her brother-in-law Ibarhim, son of Altaf Hossain to death on December 1, 2001, in a bid to get a share of his land.
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  • (Sources: United News of Bangladesh Limited, 01/12/2004)