THRISSUR: A woman doctor who was undergoing treatment after stabbed by her friend at a dental hospital in Kuttanellur succumbed to her injuries. The dead has been identified as Dr Sona (30) of Moovattupuzha. She was stabbed at a dental hospital in Kuttanellur on Tuesday. It was Mahesh, her friend and partner of the dental hospital, who stabbed her. He fled soon after the incident.

Sona and Mahesh, a native of Pavaratty, were jointly running the dental hospital for the past two years. Sona and her relatives lodged a complaint to the police against Mahesh on Tuesday following a dispute over financial dealings. Soon after this, he reached the hospital and attacked her.

Sona sustained injuries on her stomach and legs and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the district. She died on Sunday while undergoing treatment.

Mahesh, who fled soon after the incident in a car, has not been taken into custody so far. Sona, estranged from her husband was staying with Mahesh in a flat in Kuriachira, for the past two years. A probe is continuing and inquest proceedings are progressing, said Ollur SHO.