Man to die for murder of 5-yr-old Ayat in Ctg

A Chattogram court has sentenced a man to death for the 2022 murder of 5-year-old Alina Islam Ayat.

Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Akkas delivered the verdict in the case against Abir Ali, who was a neighbour to the victim, on Wednesday.

Abir was in court to hear the verdict.

While delivering the verdict, the judge said: “Murder is a heinous crime against humanity. It isn’t just that an innocent child was killed, but the dead body was also abused after the murder. Dismembering the body into six pieces and insulting it shows an extreme disregard for human values and multi plies the crime. This stirs anxiety in society. Any leniency such crimes goes against the notions of justice.”

The court’s Public Prosecutor Jalal Uddin told bdnews24.com that since the charges against the accused were proven beyond a doubt, he was also fined Tk 100,000 in addition to the death sentence.

Following the closing arguments, the trial reached the verdict stage on May 23.

Alina, the daughter Sohel Rana, a resident of the port city’s EPZ Thana, was killed on Nov 14, 2022. Her body was then chopped up and thrown into the sea. The brutal killing sparked nationwide outrage.�"bdnews24