Two persons, including their grandson, were arrested for killing an 80-year-old woman in her thatched house in Erivattam village, near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur, on Saturday.
Two persons, including their grandson, were arrested for killing an 80-year-old woman in her thatched house in Erivattam village, near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur, on Saturday.
The arrested persons were identified as S. Malar (54) and S. Sivakumar (32). They were daughter-in-law and grandson of the deceased G. Anuammal. Police said that Anuammal was living alone in the house after the death of her husband Gopal a few years ago. Her children and their families lived a few streets away.
Every day, Anuammal visited her daughter Sampurnam (49) and her grandchildren before they went to school. Since she never came to her house, Sampurnam went to her mother’s house, where she found her mother lying in a pool of blood with injuries on her nose and neck.
Albert John, SP (Tirupattur), who inspected the spot, formed special teams. Initial investigation revealed that the accused Sivakumar, who was an alcoholic, used to visit his deceased grandmother for money to consume alcohol. On June 26, he went to her house at night and demanded money to consume alcohol. As she refused to give money, he strangled his grandmother, who fell unconscious. He cut off her nose and earrings and took money before fleeing the spot.
On reaching home, Sivakumar narrated the incident to his mother, S. Malar, who hid the stolen valuables. As fingerprints matched those of the accused Sivakumar, the Alangayam police arrested the duo, who were later lodged in the Tirupattur city jail.
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Two persons, including their grandson, were arrested for killing an 80-year-old woman in her thatched house in Erivattam village, near Vaniyambadi town in Tirupattur, on Saturday.
The arrested persons were identified as S. Malar (54) and S. Sivakumar (32). They were daughter-in-law and grandson of the deceased G. Anuammal. Police said that Anuammal was living alone in the house after the death of her husband Gopal a few years ago. Her children and their families lived a few streets away.
Every day, Anuammal visited her daughter Sampurnam (49) and her grandchildren before they went to school. Since she never came to her house, Sampurnam went to her mother’s house, where she found her mother lying in a pool of blood with injuries on her nose and neck.
Albert John, SP (Tirupattur), who inspected the spot, formed special teams. Initial investigation revealed that the accused Sivakumar, who was an alcoholic, used to visit his deceased grandmother for money to consume alcohol. On June 26, he went to her house at night and demanded money to consume alcohol. As she refused to give money, he strangled his grandmother, who fell unconscious. He cut off her nose and earrings and took money before fleeing the spot.
On reaching home, Sivakumar narrated the incident to his mother, S. Malar, who hid the stolen valuables. As fingerprints matched those of the accused Sivakumar, the Alangayam police arrested the duo, who were later lodged in the Tirupattur city jail.
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