Woman jailed for cutting off hand for ins. Payout
Monday, 09 14 2020, Category: Insurance and Reinsurance, Country: World
A Slovenian court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison after finding her guilty of cutting off her hand to claim insurance.
The woman's 30-year-old partner, accused of putting her up to it, was given three years in prison by the Ljubljana District Court yesterday, the country's news agency STA reported.
It is not yet clear Saturday if the pair, who had pleaded not guilty, will appeal the verdict.
The woman, Julija Adlesic, was detained early last year for allegedly cutting off her hand at the wrist with a circular saw to get nearly €400,000 in insurance compensation.
The woman is thought to have staged the incident, together with three others, earlier this year shortly after the group signed life and injury insurance contracts with five different insurance companies.
The woman was hoping to get around €380,000 of compensation and a life-long monthly payout of €3,000, according to police.
Source:
rte.ie