Court Upholds Death Sentence To Indian Man For Killing 10 Month Baby, Her Grandmother

Harrisburg (US): An Indian man convicted in the 2012 murders of a baby and her grandmother has been given death sentence by the Pennsylvania's high court. The accused Raghunandan Yandamuri was convicted and sentenced to death in 2015 for the killings of 10-month-old Saanvi Venna and 61-year-old Satayrathi Venna.

The court said in a ruling on Friday it found the sentence was based on the evidence presented at trial

Prosecutors argued he hatched the kidnapping plot to pay for a gambling habit. He was a techie from India and knew the baby's parents. He told investigators he panicked and the deaths were accidental. He served as his own lawyer and at trial said he was pressured into confessing.

The court said in a ruling on Friday it found the sentence was based on the evidence presented at trial. Democratic Governor Tom Wolf has imposed a statewide moratorium on executions.