A 34-year-old man, Simon Patrav, has been convicted for the brutal homicide of his elder brother, Wilfred Patrav, in 2018 and chopping his physique into items by the Thane district courtroom on Wednesday.

The courtroom sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed a positive of ?7,000 on him. District and periods courtroom choose Rachna Tehra famous that the prosecution has proved all expenses towards the accused, and he must be convicted and sentenced. The accused was jobless and used to quarrel together with his brother over financial points.

The prosecution stated a quarrel broke out between the brothers on the intervening evening of April 3 and 4, 2018, after Simon withdrew ?20,000 from an ATM. In a match of rage, Simon stabbed Wilfred to loss of life with a knife, dismembered the physique, stuffed its components in a plastic bag, and dumped them within the rest room of his home earlier than leaving. The accused later knowledgeable his different brother concerning the incident, who alerted the police. The prosecution examined 17 witnesses in the course of the trial, stated Additional Public Prosecutor EB Dhamal.