Gruesome London Attack: Hyderabad Man Sentenced
Hyderabad : A Hyderabad man, Sriram Ambarla, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Sona Biju, in London. The incident took place at the Hyderabad Wala restaurant where Sona worked. Before the attack, Sriram searched online for ways to kill with a knife.
Sriram and Sona, both 23 years old, were college friends from Hyderabad and had been in a relationship since 2017. After the relationship ended, they both moved to the UK to study at the University of East London.
On the day of the attack, Sriram acted like a regular customer at the restaurant. He used his phone to look up disturbing information about committing murder. His searches included queries about the consequences of a foreigner committing murder in the UK and methods of killing with a knife.
Sona was critically injured but survived thanks to the immediate response of the London Ambulance Service and hospital treatment. During the investigation, Sriram admitted that he lost control after hearing Sona mention her break-up celebration. He had previously threatened her with death if she refused to marry him. Sriram attacked her with a knife, stabbing her multiple times, even as she fell to the ground.
The court at the Old Bailey in London heard the details of Sriram’s online searches and the violent attack. The judge handed down a 16-year prison sentence for the crime. The case has highlighted the serious issue of domestic violence and the consequences of such actions, especially in a foreign country.
How the London killing took place?
On March 5, 2022, 23-year-old Sriram Ambarla from Hyderabad stabbed his ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Sona Biju from Kerala, at Hyderabad Wala restaurant in London.
Sona Biju, a part-time employee at the restaurant, treated Sriram like any other customer, serving him food as he arrived and ordered. While seated, he made disturbing searches on his phone.
Hyderabad Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Jail for Stabbing his Ex-Girlfriend in London
He Googled ‘How to kill a human instantly with a knife’ before stabbing her
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Prosecutor Ben Holt told the court there were a number of searches about ‘killing a human’. They included: ‘What happens if a foreigner murders in the UK’, ‘how to kill human with a knife’, ‘how easy is it to kill someone with a knife’, and ‘how to kill someone instantly with a knife’.
Ambarla told police he snapped after overhearing her saying she wanted to celebrate her break-up. The victim said he threatened to kill her if she did not marry him, and told him ‘she did not want to live by his rules’. It was at this point he pulled out the knife and stabbed her repeatedly, continuing even as she collapsed to the floor.
They met at college in Hyderabad in 2017 and were in a relationship in India. However, the relationship deteriorated, and she ended it. They both arrived in the UK in February 2022 as master’s students at the University of East London.
Sriram Ambarla has been sentenced to 16 years in prison at the Old Bailey in London.
