Court sentences woman three years in prison for poisoning daughter

Kathmandu: The District Court Tanahu has sentenced three years of prison to a woman.

Susha BK (29 years old) of Kaskikot of Pokhara metropolis-24 has been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rs. 3,000 for poisoning her baby on February 1, 2021.

The incident took place while they were staying at a hotel in Abukhaireni of Tanahu. Though the hotel owner rescued them both and took them to Chitwan for medical treatment, the girl died the same day. However, the mother was recovered.

Later on February 7, Sushma's husband filed a FIR against her. A bench of district judge Harischandra Dhungana on Wednesday issued a verdict to this effect, according to court's bench officer Krishna Gautam.

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