Baripada, Jul 6 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his three-year-old son.

Additional Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Patra also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict, Chepa Dehuri (40).

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The verdict was given after examining statements of 12 witnesses and the medical report, Additional Public Prosecutor Krushna Chandra Das said.

In a fit of rage, Dehuri murdered his son by hitting his head with a stone. The incident happened in Beldunguri village in the Badasahi police station area on October 23, 2020.

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After the murder, Dehuri had tried to dispose of the body but was caught by villagers who handed him to the police.

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