Kollam, March 17 -- An Additional District and Sessions Court in Kollam on Tuesday found G Sandeep, the sole accused in the May 2023 murder of Doctor Vandana Das, guilty and said the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Thursday.

Das, a house surgeon, was fatally attacked at the Government Taluk Hospital, Kottarakkara on May 10, 2023.

The court convicted the accused under multiple sections of the IPC, including 302, 324, 326, 207, 506(2), 323, 333, 332, 341 and 201, observing that the prosecution had proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt through eyewitness accounts, medical evidence and other records. The court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence on March 19.

The incident took place on May 10, 2023, when the accused, who ha...