Delhi court awards life sentence to mother for smothering to death 2 minor daughters
New Delhi: A Delhi Court observed that the gruesome offence shook the court’s conscience s mothers were idolized by society because of their nurturing role, sacrifices, emotional resilience and selflessness.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the court has awarded life sentence to a woman for smothering to death her two minor daughters in 2018, terming it a “cold-blooded murder” and the rarest of rare cases.
Announcing the punishment to Leelawati (32) who was earlier convicted for murder, Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Jain of the Tis Hazari court said considering the wellbeing of the two surviving children of the convict and since there was a possibility of her rehabilitation and reintegration into society, life term was more appropriate than a death sentence.
According to the prosecution, she brutally murdered her two daughters, aged five years and five months, respectively, by smothering them on February 20, 2018.
In its order, the court said, “No doubt, mother is always seen as a savior because of her nurturing role and perceived sacrifice and for that reason, society intends to idolize motherhood, expecting women to be selfless, nurturing and emotionally resilient.
