NY man found guilty of murdering mother-in-law
Harpal Hira of Hicksville leaves the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola after the first day of his murder trial. (Feb. 3, 2010) Credit: Howard Schnapp
A New York man has been convicted of murder for fatally stabbing his mother-in-law and then stabbing his wife. The wife survived.
A jury convicted Harpal Hira on Friday of murder, assault and other charges. He faces up to 50 years in prison when he is sentenced for the Aug. 2, 2008 attack.
Hira had been barred by an order of protection from seeing his wife but was allowed to attend a party for their twin sons at their home in Syosset on Long Island.
Authorities said Hira and his wife, Ritika, argued and Hira grabbed a butcher knife and attacked the two women. His mother-in-law, Meena Kohli, was killed, and his wife suffered several stab wounds.
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