Thane, Oct 7 (PTI) A Thane court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally assaulting his wife and son with a sickle in 2019, observing the woman sustained 28 injuries that were not possible from falling on the kitchen rack.

The intention of the accused, Pramod Kanha Patil (43), could be ascertained from the "actual injury, nature of weapon used and severity of the blows," Additional Sessions Judge GG Bhansali said in the order passed on October 4.

A copy of the order was made available on Monday.

Additional Public Prosecutor RW Pande told the court that the assault, which occurred on October 26, 2019, left the accused's wife, Vaijayanti Patil, unconscious for nearly 40 days. She sustained 28 life-threatening injuries, including multiple skull fractures and brain injuries.

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