Younger sibling faces 35-year sentence while elder faces 20-year term. STOCK IMAGE
Yasin Baloch, said to be linked with a notorious gang in Lyari, was found guilty of murdering Muzaffar Baig, his wife, their two sons and injuring their pregnant daughter in Maripur in December 2013.
Another suspect, Wajid Baloch, was, however, released due to lack of evidence against him. The ATC-V judge awarded capital punishment to Yasin on four counts of murder and also sentenced him to 10 years in prison on charges of attempted murder and carrying illicit weapons.
The prosecution also maintained that the gangsters raped the deceased woman and her pregnant daughter before firing shots on them. This, however, could not be proved in court.
The judgment against two other suspects, who were tried separately under the juvenile justice system, is also due on Thursday.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2016.
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