TUTICORIN: Agitated over her husband evincing interest in marrying another woman, the wife murdered him and surrendered at the Kovilpatti East police station, Saturday.
The deceased A Prabhu, 38, of Loyal Mill Colony, Kovilpatti worked in a private mill. He lived with his wife Umamaheshwari, 30, and their two children Adhisivan, 7, and Kaviyasri, 4.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that he used to fight often with his wife in an inebriated state. On Friday night, during one such occasion, the quarrel continued until the wee hours of Saturday.
He reportedly informed his wife on his plan to get remarried to a relative who lives in a village nearby, which agitated Umamaheshwari.
Following which, she attacked him on his neck and hand with a machete. Prabhu rushed out of the house but fell down on the street and succumbed to the wounds.
After Umamaheshwari’s surrender, the police recovered the body and sent it to the Kovilpatti government hospital for autopsy. She was booked for murder and investigation is under way.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/woman-murders-husband-who-wanted-to-remarry-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/80419039.cms
