KOZHIKODE: Police have found that Jiyaram Jillot, an inmate of the Kuthiravattom mental health centre, was murdered by her cellmate. The post mortem report stated that she died due to suffocation.

According to police, the brawl between two inmates of the cell led to the murder. West Bengal native Thasmi Beebi (32) committed the murder. Police have registered a murder case against her. The arrest will be made after receiving the report of the doctor at the mental health centre.

There were three women in the cell. Sources said that the brawl started on Wednesday evening. According to witnesses, two women were seen fighting at around 7.30 pm.

Employees of the institution had found Jiyaram lying on the floor when they came to serve food. Blood was seen flowing from her nose and ears. Thasmi smeared this blood all over her face. Upon seeing this, the employees thought that Thasmi was the one who got injured. Following this, they rushed her to the doctor. No one had noticed Jiyaram in the meantime. The employees discovered that Jiyaram was dead by around 5.45 am on Thursday.