Johor Baru (Malaysia), April 8 (Inditop.com) A Malaysian Indian, who murdered his three children and tried to kill himself along with his daughter in a suicide pact, was sentenced to death by a High Court.
The convict P. Vellertore, 52, however, denied to have committed the crime and said he will file an appeal against the Wednesday’s judgment of the High Court, New Straits Times reported.
The court found Vellertore guilty of killing his three children- Rudraa Kumar, 6, Keseprata, 5, and Harini, 3, — by strangling them at their home Nov 20, 2004.
Later, when he tried to hang himself along with his 14-year-old daughter Revathi, the eldest child changed her mind and screamed for help. She was saved by a neighbour.
“I understand you were under a lot of pressure at that time, but you should have sought another path. The court has no choice but to sentence you to death by hanging,” said the High Court judge Jeffrey Tan while pronouncing the judgement.
Vellertore’s wife had reportedly left the family home a month before the murders, claiming that her husband had been abusive.
Indians, mostly Tamils, constitute seven percent of the 28 million population of Malaysia.
