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title: Lateral thinking puzzle
date: "2003-05-16T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 910
description: I present a lateral thinking puzzle where a woman avoids punishment for murder despite absolute proof of her guilt. The solution relies on the legal impossibility of sentencing conjoined twins, referencing the mythological figure Ravana.
keywords: [lateral thinking, puzzles, conjoined twins, legal paradox, riddles, ravana]
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Lateral thinking: **A woman has incontrovertible proof in court that her husband was murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the strangest case I've ever seen. Though it's a cut-and-dried case, this woman cannot be punished."**

Reason: The sisters are Siamese twins.

[![Siamese Twins](/blog/assets/flickr-siamese-twins_200401645_o-jpg.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-siamese-twins_200401645_o-jpg.webp)

PS: Was Ravana a Siamese decuplet?