ATLANTA AP – A Mississippi businessman born in India who was convicted of plotting to have his black daughter-in-law killed weeks after she wed his son has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Jurors deliberated for less than two hours on Friday before delivering their verdict in Fulton County Superior Court. A jury convicted Chiman Rai on Thursday of masterminding the death of Sparkle Michelle Rai. Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty.