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India 'house of horrors' killer execution put on hold | |
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India's Supreme Court has put on hold the execution of a man in a murder case dubbed "the house of horrors". | India's Supreme Court has put on hold the execution of a man in a murder case dubbed "the house of horrors". |
In 2009 Surinder Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher were convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl. Pandher was later freed by a higher court. | In 2009 Surinder Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher were convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl. Pandher was later freed by a higher court. |
On Monday the Supreme Court delayed the execution to allow a final appeal to be heard in an open court. | On Monday the Supreme Court delayed the execution to allow a final appeal to be heard in an open court. |
The crime shocked the country, with many accusing the police of negligence. | The crime shocked the country, with many accusing the police of negligence. |
Police say at least 19 young women and children were raped, killed and dismembered in a house where Koli worked as a servant for the owner in the suburb of Noida near Delhi. | Police say at least 19 young women and children were raped, killed and dismembered in a house where Koli worked as a servant for the owner in the suburb of Noida near Delhi. |
Koli has been found guilty of kidnapping, murder and attempted rape in at least five cases involving children. | Koli has been found guilty of kidnapping, murder and attempted rape in at least five cases involving children. |
Last week, authorities announced that he would be executed on 12 September in the northern city of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh state. | Last week, authorities announced that he would be executed on 12 September in the northern city of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh state. |
Early on Monday, the Supreme Court put on hold the execution by a week after Koli's lawyer argued that his client was entitled to a fresh appeal, media reports say. | Early on Monday, the Supreme Court put on hold the execution by a week after Koli's lawyer argued that his client was entitled to a fresh appeal, media reports say. |
Last week the top court had ruled that review petitions of death-row prisoners which had been rejected in a closed chamber should be taken up again in an open court, and that the convict's lawyer should be given an opportunity to defend his client. | Last week the top court had ruled that review petitions of death-row prisoners which had been rejected in a closed chamber should be taken up again in an open court, and that the convict's lawyer should be given an opportunity to defend his client. |
Koli's lawyer told the court that his client should be entitled to a fresh appeal against the sentence on the basis of this verdict. | Koli's lawyer told the court that his client should be entitled to a fresh appeal against the sentence on the basis of this verdict. |
Executions are rarely carried out, but in the last two years there have been two hangings in India. | Executions are rarely carried out, but in the last two years there have been two hangings in India. |
Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving attacker from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was executed in November 2012. | Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving attacker from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was executed in November 2012. |
And in February 2013, a Kashmiri man, Afzal Guru, was hanged for the 2001 attack on India's parliament. | And in February 2013, a Kashmiri man, Afzal Guru, was hanged for the 2001 attack on India's parliament. |
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