A 43-year-old woman allegedly ended her life after murdering her mother-in-law near Konganapuram on Sunday.
According to the police, M. Selvi (43) of Kurumbapatti near Konganapuram used to quarrel with her mother-in-law E. Thailammal (75), who resided near her home. On Sunday, following an altercation, Selvi attacked her mother-in-law with a log and killed her on the spot. Later, Selvi ended her life.
The Konganapuram police sent the bodies to Edappadi Government Hospital for postmortem and registered a case.
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