Following a domestic quarrel, a 43-year-old man on Wednesday allegedly killed his wife by stabbing her about 25 times at their Dilshad Garden residence here, the police said. He also injured his 15-year-old son who tried to intervene, they added.
Rekha, 36, was stabbed by her husband, Vinod, multiple times in the wee hours, following an altercation.
“As per the medical report, the woman received around 20-25 stab wounds, including 11 major ones,” DCP, Shahdara, Nupur Prasad said, adding that the accused, a manager in a banquet hall, was absconding and efforts were on to arrest him.
According to the police, around 5.30 a.m., Vinod had an altercation with Rekha. He attacked her with a knife in a fit of rage.
Alarmed by her screams, their son rushed from the other room and found his father attacking his mother with a knife. He tried to save her but sustained stab wounds on his hand, the police said.
As the accused had bolted the door of his brother’s flat, which was on the same floor of the building, from outside, Vineet unbolted it and informed his uncle about the incident.
Both Rekha and Vineet were rushed to the GTB hospital, where the woman was declared “brought dead.” The boy was admitted and is being treated.
