A decide in Suriname has sentenced a person to 30 years in jail after he was discovered responsible of raping and murdering a 67-year-old lady in 2022.
Justice Maureen Dayala imposed the sentence on the convicted rapist and assassin recognized as “DK” after the court docket heard that his DNA was discovered on the sufferer.
The court docket heard that on April 25, 2022, a half-naked physique of a girl was found in a grove alongside a non-public street in Sophia’s Lust.
“The decide has declared confirmed that there’s certified manslaughter. The suspect allegedly raped and strangled the sufferer to loss of life. The decide has imposed a sentence of 30 years for this,” mentioned Justice Ingrid Lachitjaran, who created historical past by changing into the primary so known as “press decide” to talk to journalists after a verdict had been given.
The court docket additionally heard statements from a son of the sufferer and one other witness.
“A vaginal swap was taken from the sufferer. The mucus confirmed that DNA from the suspect was certainly discovered. Dust underneath the sufferer’s nails was additionally examined, and DNA materials from the suspect was additionally discovered there. It additionally turned out that there have been outdated scratch wounds on the suspect’s shoulders. The decide additionally included this as proof. In addition to the post-mortem report, which reveals that the sufferer was killed by suffocation,” Lachitjaran advised reporters.
The convicted man maintains that he’s harmless.
“He has additionally been knowledgeable that he might attraction towards the decision inside 14 days of the decision. That’s the authorized treatment that he can nonetheless use,” Lachitjaran added.
