KOZHIKODE: In a shocking incident, a woman was hacked to death by her own son. The incident took place in Kaithappoyil in Thamarassery, Kozhikode today afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Adivaram native Zubaida. Police have begun the search to find her son Ashiq (25).
The murder took place at the house of Shakeela, Zubaida's sister, in Puthuppadi. Ashiq, who was addicted to drugs, was undergoing treatment at a de-addiction centre in Bengaluru. Zubaida, who was affected by a brain tumour, had been staying at her sister's house after undergoing surgery. She was in a physically weakened state.
Today, Ashiq came to visit Zubaida, and during a time when no one else was at home, he committed the murder and fled the scene. The body has been shifted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.