July 24, 2026
Court delivers the verdict more than three years after the girl's body was recovered
The judgment comes four months after the crime
Court delivers the verdict 25 days after the incident
It has taken 10 working days from the start of the trial for it to reach the verdict stage
The killing of 8-year-old Rifat Hossain dates back to 2018
The child was killed about an hour and a half after being kidnapped, police say
The killer and his family had been living as tenants of the victim’s father for 21 years, says the judge
The child was killed before her body was chopped up and thrown into the sea, sparking widespread outrage
