25 h. ago Man sentenced to death after burning wife alive 'because her skin was too dark'

The man, known only as Kishandas, "routinely taunted" partner Lakshmi "for being dark skinned".

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36 h. ago Indian court sentences man to death for burning wife alive over skin colour

Court said man’s cruelty reflected ‘heinous mindset’ and amounted to ‘crime against humanity’

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37 h. ago Husband who burned wife alive because her skin was 'too dark' sentenced to death

WARNING - DISTRESSING DETAILS: A court heard that the tragic woman was a victim of colourism, a form of discrimination that favours light-skinned members of the same ethnic group

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40 h. ago Husband is sentenced to death for burning his wife alive because her skin was 'too dark'

Kishandas , from the northwestern village of Navaniya, 'routinely' taunted his wife Lakshmi 'for being dark skinned' before her murder on June 24, 2017, a court in Udaipur heard.

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60 h. ago Famous sports star made hideous demand of wife before burning entire family to death

Hannah Clarke was married to former New Zealand rugby player Rowan Baxter, who was 11 years her senior, and the couple shared three children - but their relationship was far from perfect

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5 d. ago Girl, 6, stood up to famous sports star dad but then he burned entire family to death

Ex-New Zealand Rugby player Rowan Baxter was found close to death alongside his family after the former sports star burned them all to death after abusing his wife for years

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