HC wants to observe Oishee’s mental state

The High Court today directed the IG Prison to produce Oishee Rahman, who was sentenced to death for killing her parents, before it on April 10 for observing her mental condition.

The bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain passed the order as Oishee’s lawyer told the court that she was mentally disordered when she killed her parents.

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The bench was holding hearing on the death reference and appeal of Oishee challenging the lower court verdict that sentenced her to death for murdering her father Mahfuzur Rahman, inspector of Special Branch of Police, and mother Swapna Rahman on August 16, 2013.

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On March 12, the HC started hearing on the death reference of the case.

Earlier on November 12, 2015, a Dhaka court found Oishee guilty of killing her parents and sentenced her to death.

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Later on December 6, the convict filed an appeal with the High Court seeking acquittal of the charges.