Extradited Indian Convicted In U.S. Murder Trial

Saturday, 14 June 2014, 00:23 IST
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CHICAGO: An Indian-origin computer scientist, extradited from India to face trial in the U.S. for a 2008 triple murder, was today found guilty of killing his wife and two children by slashing their throats.

After deliberating less than two hours, a stone-faced jury convicted Lakshminivasa Nerusu of three counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the slashing deaths of his wife and two children five years ago.

Nerusu, 46, who did not deny killing his family, showed no emotion as the five men and seven women on the jury were polled by Oakland County Circuit Judge Nanci Grant, The Detroit Free Press reported.

Some jurors were emphatic in their reiteration of Nerusu's guilt. He will be sentenced to life in prison without parole on July 3 by the court in Michigan.

The verdict came after a week-long trial that included horrific pictures of Nerusu's family members dead on the floor of their Michigan house, their throats slit.

Assistant Prosecutor Tricia Dare contended Nerusu killed his family to escape an unhappy marriage.

Nerusu quarrelled with his wife, Jayalakshmi, 37, the morning of October 13, 2008, then stabbed her dozens of times with a kitchen knife, before slashing her throat.
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Source: PTI
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