Mother assaulted by son dies while undergoing treatment

ANCHALUMOODU: A mother who was undergoing treatment after being thrashed by her son, died. Thankamani (68), wife of the late Vijayan Pillai of Plavara house in Kurippuzha in Thrikkadavoor has been identified as the deceased. Two weeks ago, Thankamani had lodged a complaint with the Anchalumoodu police alleging that her son Udayan (45), who is unmarried, was constantly drinking and beating her.

After this, he was taken into police custody and remanded. After a week of treatment, Thankamani, who arrived home the previous day, felt unwell at night and her relatives rushed her to a private hospital in Mathil. She died during the early hours on Wednesday. Following the postmortem report, further charges will be considered against Udayan. The body is in the mortuary of Paripally Medical College Hospital. On Friday, it will be handed over to relatives.