KOCHI: A 42-year-old man allegedly killed his wife at Kuruppampady on Thursday.The police identified the accused as Shivadasan of Thuruthy. The incident took place on Thursday morning when Shivadasan allegedly clubbed Lekha, 32, on her head with an iron rod.
Investigations revealed that the accused had suspected his wife of having an extra-marital affair. Familial disputes were a routine affair in the household, and the accused seems to have committed the crime in a fit of rage, officials said. “Shivadasan, a mason, used to regularly pick quarrels with his wife, and on the fateful day, they had an argument in the presence of their two children. After committing the offence, the accused dropped the elder child at an Anganwadi nearby and fled to Aluva with the younger one,” officials added. He was arrested from Aluva. Besides his children, Shivadasan’s mother was witness to the crime.
The accused was taken to the Kuruppampady police station and booked for murder. He will be presented before the magistrate on Friday. His children were sent to their relatives.
