The High Court has commuted the death sentence of Oishee Rahman for murdering her parents in 2013.
The court sentenced her to life imprisonment on Monday, nearly a month after concluding the hearing.
While passing the order, Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain mentioned five reasons why Oishee’s punishment was commuted.
The reasons were: a lack of motive, Oishee’s medical report (Physical and mental condition), mental disorder, a lack of prior criminal records and her surrender within two days of committing the crime.
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Oishee’s parents, Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, were found murdered at their Malibagh home on August 16, 2013.
A Dhaka court sentenced Oishee to death on November 12, 2015 for murdering her parents in cold blood.
Oishee moved the High Court a month later and sought acquittal of all charges. Her death reference also reached the court for approval.
On March 12 this year, the High Court began hearing on the appeal and death reference. It heard Oishee’s statement on her mental health on April 10, after her lawyer claimed she was suffering from mental illness at the time of the murders.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
