The judgment was delivered by Women's Sessions Court Judge G Rajeswari, who found the accused, Asiya Begum alias Begum, a residentof Machavaram in Vijayawada, guilty in a crime registered at Ajit Singh Nagar police station. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000. According to police, the victim, Peram Nagamani (57), was living alone in an apartment at Ajit Singh Nagar. The accused, who resided in a nearby rented house, allegedly held a grudge against the victim over repeated interference in her domestic disputes with her husband.

In a fit of rage, the accused reportedly assaulted the elderly woman by hitting her head against a wall, resulting in her death on the spot. To mislead investigators, she staged the scene to resemble a suicide by hanging using her scarf. She then stole the victim's gold ornaments and later moved the body back into the victim's house during the night to avoid suspicion. The case was initially investigated by then Inspector B Muralikrishna, who arrested the accused on November 22, 2018. A charge sheet was later filed by then Crime ACP SK Maqbool. During the trial, the prosecution examined 23 witnesses. The prosecution team included Joint Director of Prosecutions Vijaya Lakshmi and Additional Public Prosecutor M Jnanamba, along with police officials Jagadeeshwara Rao and Ajit Singh Nagar Inspector Chandrasekhar.