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Closer to cannibalism: Bombay High Court confirms death sentence imposed on son for killing mother

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Closer to cannibalism: Bombay High Court confirms death sentence imposed on son for killing mother

Mumbai: Bombay High Court confirms death sentence – Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi – has upheld the death sentence imposed by a Kolhapur court for killing his mother, alleging that his act was too close to cannibalism. society and the case falls under the category of “rare rare”.

This is the most barbaric, inhuman, helpless, helpless and fragile old mother’s murder by her son: High Court

A division bench comprising Justice Revathi Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan upheld the death sentence for Coochkoravi, saying it was the most barbaric, inhuman, heinous and grotesque murder of a helpless and fragile old mother by her son.

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Kindness or benevolence towards such a person misplaces concept of mercy: High Court

“Under the circumstances, showing kindness or sympathy to such a person misplaces the concept of kindness. Moreover, showing leniency would make a mockery of the criminal justice system. Therefore, the sentence of death imposed by the trial court should be confirmed and confirmed accordingly,” the bench said.

The High Court found evidence on record that convict Coochkoravi had removed his mother’s clothes and then cut and removed both her breasts, taken out the intestines, heart, liver and ribs and kept the ribs in oil. A bottle and his deceased mother’s heart were placed in a vessel on the kitchen platform.

“An aged vulnerable defenseless woman has no chance to defend herself from a well-built heavyset son who used to provide twice a meal to his mother as a trust, because that is too small a word to describe what he did,” the high court said.

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“The circumstances further suggest pathological cannibalism on the part of the offender. Pathological cannibalism is rooted in some form of psychopathology, meaning that a core part of the individual’s motivation is to commit the act of cannibalism, either as an actual psychotic or to demonstrate paraphilia. The diagnosis under which most criminal acts of cannibalism are discussed is It is in the field of cannibalism. The act of the convict is very close to cannibalism,” the High Court added.

Convict not fit for any scheme of reformation and rehabilitation: High Court

The High Court also considered whether convict Coochkoravi had any possibility or possibility of rehabilitation or rehabilitation and held that he was not fit for any scheme of reformation and rehabilitation.

“Life imprisonment is totally futile as the penal objective of the reform is completely unachievable,” the high court said, adding that “if the convict is convicted, he remains a constant threat to the society even after completion of his life imprisonment.”

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