British banker Rurik Jutting has been jailed for life after a Hong Kong jury found him guilty of murdering Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih today.
After six hours of closed-door deliberation, the jury of four women and five men unanimously found Jutting guilty of two counts of murder, a crime which carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment in Hong Kong.
The 31-year-old Briton had denied the charges, instead pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of “diminished responsibility”.
The defence said Jutting would apply to serve his sentence in a British prison, where prisoners with life sentences can apply for parole after serving a pre-determined amount of time in jail.
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