Sentence
Jeyamalar Kumarathas
Jeyamalar Kumarathas (aged 55) was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on 2 March 2020 to 16 Years - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Norwich Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 2 March 2020
- Sentence
- 16 Years - Life
- Judge
- Judge Stephen Holt (Honorary Recorder of Norwich)
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
She was found guilty of murder in Wymondham, Norfolk, on 16 March 2019. She had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. She was drunk when she attacked her husband with a kitchen knife in front of their two children at the family home. She stabbed her 57-year-old victim in the back and stomach. Her victim died later in hospital.