Norway sentences Indian couple for child abuse
5 Dec 2012 1:33 AM GMT
An Indian software professional and his wife were on Monday held guilty of ‘serious child abuse’ and sentenced to jail terms for 18 months and 15 months respectively.
Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni and his wife Anupama, who were arrested by the police last month, were convicted for gross or repeated maltreatment of their child/children by threats, violence or other wrong. They have a couple of days to go in for appeal. ‘Oslo District Court has found an Indian couple guilty on several counts of child abuse. In the view of the Court, the couple deliberately burned their sons leg with a hot spoon or similar object with the result that the child had burn marks measuring approximately 3 x 5 centimetres,’ an official statement said.
The court said it has been proven that on one occasion the parents had even threatened to brand their son’s tongue with a hot spoon. ‘The proven abuse took place over a period of six to seven months and therefore falls under section 219, first paragraph, of the Penal Code on repeated maltreatment.
The jail terms of 18 months for the father and 15 months for the mother were proposed by the prosecution. ‘The verdict can be appealed to the Borgarting Court of Appeal,’ the statement said.
The counsel for the couple indicated that they will challenge the verdict.
Reacting to the court verdict, Indian officials in the Ministry of External Affairs said, ‘Our embassy in Norway has been in touch with the Indian nationals involved in the case.
Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni and his wife Anupama, who were arrested by the police last month, were convicted for gross or repeated maltreatment of their child/children by threats, violence or other wrong. They have a couple of days to go in for appeal. ‘Oslo District Court has found an Indian couple guilty on several counts of child abuse. In the view of the Court, the couple deliberately burned their sons leg with a hot spoon or similar object with the result that the child had burn marks measuring approximately 3 x 5 centimetres,’ an official statement said.
The court said it has been proven that on one occasion the parents had even threatened to brand their son’s tongue with a hot spoon. ‘The proven abuse took place over a period of six to seven months and therefore falls under section 219, first paragraph, of the Penal Code on repeated maltreatment.
The jail terms of 18 months for the father and 15 months for the mother were proposed by the prosecution. ‘The verdict can be appealed to the Borgarting Court of Appeal,’ the statement said.
The counsel for the couple indicated that they will challenge the verdict.
Reacting to the court verdict, Indian officials in the Ministry of External Affairs said, ‘Our embassy in Norway has been in touch with the Indian nationals involved in the case.
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