Kochi: In a shocking incident, a man stabbed his wife to death in broad daylight near the busy Palarivattom Junction here on Wednesday evening.
Sumayya (27), a native of Vattapally in Alappuzha who was working as the warden of a ladies' hostel at Chathangad near Palarivattom, was attacked by Punnapra native Sajeer (32) following an argument over family issues.
Sumayya
According to cops, the incident happened at 5 pm. “Mr Sajeer and his wife were living separately for the last over six months, and a divorce case was pending before the court. However, the husband came to meet the victim after she called him over the phone earlier in the day,” a police officer said.
The couple picked up an argument at the roadside near SNDP Auditorium in Chathangad after she came out of the hostel.
The accused, then, suddenly picked out a knife he was carrying and stabbed her in her stomach before fleeing the spot. Initially, the passers-by didn’t realise what was happening.
However, when they saw her falling with blood oozing out of her body, they rushed her to the nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
“He tried to escape in an auto, but we chased him and caught him at a nearby traffic signal. A case for murder (IPC section 302) was lodged against him,” the officer said. During interrogation, Mr Sajeer confessed to attacking the woman.
He picked up an argument with her over her alleged relationship with another person, leading to the fatal assault.
