Sriram Ambarla has been discovered responsible and sentenced to 16 years in jail in London.
The Hyderabad man who slashed his ex-girlfriend’s throat earlier than stabbing her 9 instances at a London restaurant in 2022 searched for methods to “kill a human instantly with a knife”, his on-line search historical past exhibits.
Sriram Ambarla, a 25-year-old from Hyderabad attacked his ex-girlfriend Sona Biju, 23, on the restaurant the place she labored after threatening to homicide her if she didn’t comply with marry him.
When Ms Biju turned him down by saying that she “did not want to live by his rules”, Ambarla grabbed her by the neck and commenced stabbing her. She survived the vicious assault however needed to spent a month at a hospital in a essential situation.
Ambarla has been discovered responsible and sentenced to 16 years in jail in London.
During his sentencing listening to, the court docket was advised that moments earlier than Ambarla attacked, he searched on-line for “What happens if a foreigner murders someone in the UK”, “How easy is it to kill someone with a knife” and “How to kill a human instantly with a knife.”
“Jealous, possessive, and determined”
The 2022 assault got here after Ambarla manipulated and bodily and mentally abused Ms Biju for years, the court docket was advised. The two started courting in 2017 after they met at a Hyderabad school.
However, the connection rapidly turned abusive, resulting in their break up round 2019 throughout which Ambarla used threats of self-harm to manage Ms Biju. He repeatedly confirmed up at her home unexpectedly and tried to blackmail her into marrying him, the sufferer mentioned.
In 2022, each Ambarla and Ms Biju moved to UK in 2022 to pursue a grasp’s diploma on the University of East London however the abuse continued. Ambarla would often contact the restaurant she labored at to speak to her and order meals in hopes that she would ship it to his home.
Weeks after they moved, he visited the restaurant, the place Ms Biju served him meals, treating him identical to some other patron. He sat there wanting by way of his cellphone in an unsettling method, she mentioned.
Moments later, he approached her and repeated his supply to marry her or else he would kill her. When she refused, he took out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly. He advised the police that he snapped when he overheard her speaking about eager to rejoice the breakup.