Drunk man bludgeons wife to death in Kottayam

ETTUMANOOR: A man in an inebriated condition bludgeoned his wife to death using a hammer. The dead has been identified as Mary (49) of Caritas Nedumalakkunnel. The Ettumanooor police took her husband Tomy into custody. The incident happened last night at 10 pm.

A dispute between Tomy, a mason and his wife was regular. After murdering her, he informed his brother in Iritty about the incident. He immediately contacted Tomy’s neighbours and asked them to find out about the incident.

When they reached his house, they saw Mary lying in a pool of blood. They immediately contacted the police and Tomy was taken into custody. After inquest, the body will be sent to Kottayam Medical College for post mortem.