Friday, November 26, 2021

시집간 딸이 코브라뱀에 물려 죽었다. 그러나 진짜 범인은 남편이었다! 아 이럴수가. 인도니까 가능.

시집간 딸이 코브라뱀에 물려 죽었다. 그러나 진짜 범인은 남편이었다! 아 이럴수가.

인도남부 지방의  Kerala주에서 살고있던,  신랑  Suraj Kumar 와 신부 Uthra는 2018년에 결혼하고, 일년후인 2019년에 아이까지 낳았으나, 남편이 아내를 죽이는 계략을 세워 사망케 비인간적인 악마짖을 한것이다.

딸을 방문한 엄마가 딸이 꼼짝도 못하고 그냥 침대에 누워있는 모습을 보았는데, 딸의 왼쪽팔에 핏방울이 흘린 자국을 발견하고,  곧바로 온가족이 동원되여 인근에 있는  Kollam병원에 옮겼으나, 25세인 딸은 이미 사망한 후였었다.

사망의 원인을(2020,5월7일) 확인한 결과,  불과 몇시간전에 가장 독이 많은 뱀으로 알려져있는 "코브라"에 물려 사망한것으로 판결났었던 것이다. 인도에서는 뱀에게 물려상처를 입는 사건은 흔히 일어나는 사고로, 심하면 목숨을 잃은 경우도 있지만,  그래도 Uthra의 가족은 뭔가 의심이 가는 부분이 많아 진상을 조사해달라는 진정을 경찰에 제출했던 것이다.

그재판은 인도전역에 특종으로 보도 됐으며,  Uthra를 죽인자는 확실한 죄인이었고, 판사는 그범인에게 종신형을 언도하면서 "상상하기조차 싫은 악마짖"이었다고 판결이유를 밝혔었다.  판사는  Uthra의 사인은 코브라에 물렸기 때문이었지만, 진짜 살인범은 그녀의 남편이었음을 발견했던 것이다. 그런데 더 놀라게 한것은 그녀의 남편이 그런식으로 살인을 하기위해 뱀을 사용한게 처음이 아니었었다는 점이다.

남편 Suraj Kumar와 아내 Uthra는 중매쟁이를 통해서 2018년 3월에 결혼을 했었다. 그녀의 오빠  Vishu의 설명에 의하면, 여동생을 행복하게 해줄 남편감을 찾기를 원했었는데, 그이유는 조금 다른데가 있었다고 한다. 동생은 머리가 잘 돌아가지 않는 저능아였기에 그런 동생을 잘돌봐줄 남편감을 찾았었다고 한다.

은행직원이었던, 27세의 Kumar는 경제적으로 가정이 어려워 아버지는 3륜차 인력거 운전수였고, 엄마는 남의 집안일을 도와주는여인이었었다고 하는데,  Uthra와 결혼한 목적은 경제적 도움을 얻고져 함이었었다.  결혼지참금(다우리)으로 720그람의 순금덩이와  Suzuki세단과 500,000 루피($6,700달러) 현찰을 받았었다.

결혼후 몇개월동안은 별일없이 잘지냈고, 일년후에는 아들까지 낳았었다. 그러나 그뒤를 이어 남편 Kumar의 부모, 즉 시부모는 더많은것을 원했던 것이다.

판사의 설명의 의하면,  남편의 부모들은 며느리 Uthra의 부모들에게 집안 살림살이와 자동차, 집안가구, 집안개조작업 비용과 더 가관인것은  Kumar의 여동생이 MBA코스를 마치는데 필요한 학비를 대달라고 요구한 것이다.

오빠  Vishu의 설명에 따르면, 동생은 아무에게도 나쁜 소리를 해본적이 없는 얌전한 동생이었는데, 그녀가 저능아라는 점을 악용하여 위에 언급한 무지막지한 "다우리''를 요구하는것도 그녀는 알아차리지 못하는 불쌍한 동생이었었다라고 한탄이었다.

아내 Uthra의 친정 아버지는 재판정에서 토로하기를,  Kumar의 요구를 다 들어주었고, 그위에 딸을 잘 보호해 달라는 뜻을 담아 사위에게 8,000루피($107)를 매달 지불해 왔었다고 했다.  그러나 저능안인 아내에 대한 Kumar의 불만은 쌓여만 갔다는 판사의 설명이다. 남편 Kumar는 드디어 아내를 죽일 계획을 세우기 시작한 것이다.

그는  YouTube에서 시청자 270,000명을 확보하고 있는 유명한  Suresh의 뱀을 이용한 쑈를 보고, 특히 아시아에서 가장 공격성이 강한 뱀,  Russell를 사용하여, 조용히 아내를 죽일 작전을 세운것이다.

지난 2월 26일, 남편 Kumar는 10,000루피($135)를 Suresh에게 지불하고 가장 독성이 강한  Russell바이퍼를 구입한 다음날 이층으로 올라가는 나선현 계단에 뱀을 놔두고,  아내  Uthra에게 아랫방 침실 바닥에 있는 셀폰을 갖다 달라고 요청했는데, 이때 남편은 아내가 계단을 내려갈때 그곳에 똬리를 틀고있던 Russell바이퍼가 그녀를 공격하여 죽이기를 바랐었다고  검사의 논고는 지적하고 있다.

"그러나  Uthra가 계단에 있는 뱀을 발견하고 소리를 질러 그의 작전은 실패로 끝났었다"라는 판사의 설명이다.   Kumar는 뱀을 붙잡아 플라스틱백에 집어넣고, 지난 3월2일밤에 그는 다시 아내를 죽이기위한 시도를 했었다.

 Kumar는 인도사람들의 밥그릇에 수면제같은 물질을 타서 이를 먹은  Uthra가 빨리 비몽사몽하다가 잠들기를 바랬었다.  아내가 잠들었을때,  Kumar는 코브라 독뱀을 그녀가 자고 있는 침대로 밀어 넣고, 바이퍼가 그녀를 바이트한것을 확인 하자마자 증거를 없애기위해, 곁에서 지켜있다가 바로 바이퍼뱀을 집밖으로 집어던질 준비를 했었다.

 Uthra가 감당못할 심한 고통에 고함을 지르면서 잠에서 깨었는데,  한참이 지난후에  남편 Kumar에 의해 병원으로 옮겼고, 부인이 밤중에 집밖에서 빨래를 하다가 뱀에게 물렸었다고 설명했다고 한다.  아내 Uthra는 남편의 주장, 즉 어두울때 빨래를 지금까지 한번도 해본적이 없다라고 설명하면서, 그의 주장에 엇박자가 생긴 것이다.

바로 다음날, 와이프가 병상에 누워 있는 사이에, 남편 Kumar는 여러 종류의 뱀들을 알아보기위해 폰으로 조사를 했었으나, 이번에는 "코브라"을 찾아 봤었던 것이다. 

 Uthra는  Kerala주의  Pushpagiri병원에서 52일간 뱀에게 물린 상처를 치료후 회복하여 퇴원한후 지난해 4월22일 그녀의 친정부모님의 보호를 받아왔으나, 그럼에도 불구하고 딸은 걷지를 못하는 불구자가 되고 만다.

병원에서 계속해서 침대에 누어있으면서 피부이식이 있은후 그녀의 다리는 반창고로 덮혀 있었는데, 이광경을 본 남편  Kumar는 뭔가 다시 스트라이크를 해야겠다고 결정을 했었다.

아내가 병원에서 퇴원후에 15일이 지난, 5월6일에 남편은  Suresh로 부터 또 코부라를 구입해서 아내가 기거하고 있는 부모님집으로 아무도 모르게 집어 넣었었다.  그날밤 침대에 들기전  Kumar는 수면제를 탄 쥬스 한잔을  Uthra에게 주었다. 그녀는 잠자고 있었는데,  Kumar는 뱀을 아내에게 던졌지만 그뱀은 바이트하지 않자, 그는 뱀을 붙잡아  뱀머리를 붙잡고 독이 들어있는 이빨(팽)을 그녀의 왼쪽팔을 물어뜯게, 그것도 두번씩이나 했었다.

그렇게 하고, 그는 우연한 사고가 발생한것처럼 구몄었지만,  여러정황들을 봤을때, 뱀에게 물렸다고 하는 상처는 뱀이 본능적으로 물어뜯은 자국이 아니었음을 발견할수 있었다. 팽의 자국이 자연적인 바이트때보다 더 넓었고, 물어뜯은 위치역시 많은 의심을 갖게 한 것이다. 더욱 의심을 사게 한것은 코브라뱀이 그자신 스스로 침실에 들어왔다는것은 거의 불가능한것으로 판명된것이었다.

더자세한 내용을 알고 싶으면 아래 원문을 참조 하면 좋을것 같다.  참으로 더러운 인간이다. 인도를 약 한달간 여행했을때, 내눈에 비친 대부분의 사람들은 가난하게 살아가는것 같아 보였었다.  그래서 인도에서는 당하지 않을려는 처절한 삶이 일상화 되여 있음을 확인한것이 여행의 수확이었다.

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Suraj Kumar and Uthra married in 2018, but by 2019 he was plotting her death.

(CNN)Uthra's mother found her daughter lying motionless in bed at the family home, her left arm dotted with blood.

Her family rushed her to the local Kollam hospital in the southern Indian state of Kerala, but the 25-year-old was already dead.
A post-mortem on May 7, 2020, confirmed she'd been bitten hours earlier by a highly venomous Indian spectacled cobra, according to court documents.
In India, where snake bites are not uncommon, that could have been the end of it. But her family grew suspicious and filed a complaint with police.
After a trial that made national headlines, Uthra's killer was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for crimes the sentencing judge called "diabolic and ghastly."
The judge found Uthra's death was caused by the cobra -- but the real killer was her husband.
And it wasn't the first time he'd used a snake as a weapon.

A broken love story

Suraj Kumar and Uthra, who went only by her first name, met through a matchmaking service and married in March 2018.
"We wanted to find someone who would make her happy," said Uthra's brother, Vishu, who also only uses one name. "She was a girl who was a little different. She had a learning disability. We wanted a man who could take care of her."
Kumar, a 27-year-old bank clerk, did not come from a financially stable background. His father was an auto-rickshaw driver, and his mother, a housewife.
According to the judgment, Kumar married Uthra "with the object of financial gain."
When the couple married, Kumar accepted a dowry of 720 grams of gold, a Suzuki sedan and 500,000 rupees (about $6,700) in cash.

"Uthra was someone who never saw bad in anyone"VishuUthra's brother

The first few months of married life seemed "uneventful" and within a year they had a son, the judgment said. But it wasn't long before Kumar's parents wanted more.
According to the judgment, Kumar's parents demanded Uthra's parents pay for household appliances, a car, furniture, renovation work, and admission fees for an MBA course for Kumar's sister.
"Uthra was someone who never saw bad in anyone," Vishu said. "Her learning disability meant she didn't have the means to see that she was being used."
Uthra's father told the court he met all of Kumar's demands and also paid him 8,000 rupees ($107) per month to take care of his daughter.
But Kumar grew "dissatisfied" with Uthra's learning disability, according to the judgment.
He began to plot her death.

Failed murder attempt

In late 2019, Kumar appeared to develop an obsession with snakes. He spent hours on the internet, watching YouTube videos, including episodes of "Snake Master," featuring renowned snake expert Vava Suresh.
Suresh's YouTube channel, which has more than 270,000 subscribers, shows him calmly interacting with snakes, including the highly potent Russell's viper, one of the most aggressive snakes in Asia.
Snake catcher Vava Suresh is widely known for rescuing snakes from human habitats in Kerala.
On February 26, Kumar bought a deadly Russell's viper from snake handler Chavarukavu Suresh -- no relation to Vava Suresh -- for 10,000 rupees ($135), prosecutors said. The next day, he left the snake on the staircase of his house and asked Uthra to fetch his phone from the first floor bedroom, hoping that it would bite and kill her.
"But he failed in the attempt since Uthra saw the snake and raised alarm calls," according to the judgment.
Kumar captured the snake and kept it in a plastic bag, and on the night of March 2, he tried again.
Kumar mixed sedatives into a sweet bowl of Indian rice pudding before Uthra fell "fast asleep."
As she slept, Kumar forced the viper to bite her before throwing the serpent out of the house to destroy the evidence.
Russell's vipers are nocturnal and dwell in dry places, under shrubs.
Uthra woke up screaming in "excruciating pain," and with some delay she was taken to the hospital by Kumar, who claimed she had been bitten outside at night while washing clothes.
Uthra contradicted his version of events by saying she never did the washing after dusk.
The very next day, as his wife lay in hospital, Kumar was back on his phone researching snakes -- but this time he searched for "cobra."

The murder

Uthra spent 52 days in Pushpagiri Hospital in the Kerala town of Thiruvalla recovering from the viper bite, and when she was finally released to her parent's care on April 22 last year, she was unable to walk.
As she lay in bed, her leg bandaged after skin grafts, Kumar decided to strike.
On May 6, just 15 days after she had left hospital, he smuggled another snake he'd bought from snake handler Chavarukavu Suresh into her parent's house. This time it was a cobra.
Before going to bed, Kumar gave Uthra a glass of juice laced with sedatives, according to the judgment. As she slept, Kumar threw the serpent at her, but the reptile didn't bite, so he grabbed its head and forced its fangs deep into her left arm -- twice.
Despite his efforts to make it appear as an accident, a number of clues suggested the bites weren't natural -- from the width of the fang marks, to the position of the bites, and the impossibility that the cobra had entered the room on its own.

"Cobras generally do not bite unless they are highly provoked. And after 8 p.m. they're generally dormant"Hari ShankarKerala Police

The two pairs of bite marks on Uthra's arm had a width of 2.3 and 2.8 centimeters (0.9 and 1.1 inches) respectively, much larger than the typical width of cobra fangs of between 0.4 to 1.6 centimeters (0.16 to 0.63 inches), experts told the court.
That indicated the cobra's upper jaw had been pushed as if it was being milked.
The time of day also raised suspicion.
"Cobras generally do not bite unless they are highly provoked. And after 8 p.m. they're generally dormant," said Hari Shankar, an assistant inspector general at Kerala Police, who worked as lead investigator on the case.
In court, investigators demonstrated their argument by setting up an experiment to demonstrate whether a cobra would strike a sleeping person.
In the video, the same type of cobra was thrown on a bed with a mannequin at night. The video shows the snake slithering away several times and only biting into a chicken breast tied to a limb when repeatedly provoked.
Investigators threw another cobra on a mannequin to see how it would react.
Experts also raised doubts over how the cobra came to be in Uthra's room.
Cobras can only raise themselves vertically to one-third of their length, the court was told, meaning the 152-centimeter (60-inch) cobra that bit Uthra could only have raised itself to a height of around 50 centimeters -- not high enough to enter through the windows. Three air holes in the room were also sealed.
And lastly, Uthra had slept through what was arguably one of the most painful experiences of her life.
Vava Suresh, the star snake catcher Kumar had watched online, was called to give evidence. He told the court that during his 30-year career he had been bitten 16 times by a Russell's viper and 340 times by cobra, resulting in "excruciating" and "severe" pain -- though only three viper bites and 10 cobra bites were "critical," he said.
The snake catcher said he had to amputate his left middle finger after a cobra bite, and after another bite can no longer fully rotate his right wrist. He said a snake that bites for self-protection would not strike twice, as the animals spare their venom. And he was sure Uthra would have woken on being bitten -- if she hadn't been sedated.
Kumar stayed awake all night after the attack, the judgment said, during which he destroyed the evidence by washing the glass tumbler and the stick used to handle the snake.
He also deleted his call history, which proved he had been in contact with the snake handler, according to the judgment.
After Uthra was pronounced dead, her brother Vishu found the cobra inside the family home and killed it. He followed police advice to bury the serpent at the house and marked the location with a stick.
During the investigation, the snake's carcass was dug up, and a post-mortem examination showed its abdomen was empty -- a "very significant" development, according to the investigator, Shankar.
"Generally, a snake takes seven days to digest food," he said. "Which means it had been at least seven days since it had eaten something. A cobra which lives in a natural habitat eats at least twice in a day.
"So that means the snake that bit Uthra had been kept in confinement."
The cobra used in the video experiment only lashed out when repeatedly provoked.

Death by snakebite

Uthra's death is not the first in India involving an accusation of murder by snake.
India's Supreme Court denied bail to Krishna Kumar on October 6, one of three people accused of murder in the death of a woman from the northern state of Rajasthan by leaving a venomous snake in a bag near her bed, according to local news outlet NDTV.
People buying venomous snakes from snake charmers to kill others by snakebite is "a new trend" that is "becoming common in Rajasthan," said Justice Surya Kant during the bail hearing, NDTV reported.
Snakebite deaths are not rare in India, with 1.2 million such fatalities from 2000 to 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
But Shankar, the investigator, said 99.9% of snakebites in India are characterized as "accidental."
"We do not know (how many) of those cases could have been murders, but passed off as an accident," he said.
"(In such cases), it's very important to prove that the bite is homicidal. We proved that the person was drugged and recovered the container from the accused, proved that he bought the snake, his mobile search patterns, all those things."

'This is shocking to us'

On May 8 -- the day after Uthra's death -- Chavarukavu Suresh, the snake handler who sold Kumar the cobra read about her death in the local newspaper. He tried to phone Kumar, the court heard, but Kumar didn't answer. The next day, Kumar returned Suresh's call and told him he mustn't tell anyone that he'd sold him the snake.
Suresh said he asked Kumar why he'd committed a "grave sin," and Kumar responded that he couldn't live with his wife anymore. If Suresh remained silent, he said, they could pass her death off as a "serpent curse" and both avoid being implicated in murder.
In Kerala, a "serpent curse" is a superstitious belief that cobras have the power to curse families who don't worship them.
Police take Suraj Kumar into custody after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife.
But when police arrested Kumar, they also arrested Chavarukavu Suresh, who confessed to selling him both snakes, though Suresh insisted he had nothing to do with plotting the murder.
He was pardoned by Kollam's Chief Judicial Magistrate, leaving Kumar as the prime suspect. Chavarukavu Suresh later testified against Kumar in court.

"Despite being the rarest of rare cases, they were able to prove his guilt"VishuUthra's brother

The prosecution called multiple experts who testified the Russell's viper bite was also unnatural.
The experts said it was all but impossible for the ground-dwelling snake to navigate the smooth tiles to the first floor of Kumar's home, where Uthra was bitten. Furthermore, the bite marks were vertical, suggesting she had been bitten while lying down.
Snake expert Vava Suresh told the court Russell's vipers like dry, arid landscapes, whereas Kumar's home was built on marshy land. He also said locals had told him they hadn't seen a Russell's viper in the area for 15 years.
Kumar pleaded not guilty to the charges, but the judge convicted him of four offenses, including attempted murder and murder, and he was given two life sentences.
Five weeks after Kumar's conviction, her family is still in disbelief that the man they trusted to love their daughter had plotted to kill her.
"Police and the prosecution have done their work well," her brother Vishu said. "Despite being the rarest of rare cases, they were able to prove his guilt.
"But (Kumar) was stoic and showed no remorse. That is shocking to us."
Their focus now is to ensure that Uthra's 2-year-old son grows up happy and remembers his mother for the loving and caring woman she was.
Whenever Uthra's family shows her son a photograph of his mother, he smiles, Vishu said.
"He will throw his hand up to the photo and say 'Uthra amma, Uthra amma,'" using the Malayalam word for mother, he said.
    "We will make sure he knows who his mother was."

     

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/india/india-snake-cobra-murder-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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