COIMBATORE: A 17-year-old Class XII student was arrested for strangling an elderly woman to death. The murder was committed to steal the woman’s gold jewellery. The dead has been identified as Nagalakshmi, wife of late Sadasivam.

Nagalakshmi has been residing with her son Senthil. The student murdered her while Senthil had gone out. The incident took place on Saturday evening.

On Saturday morning, Nagalakshmi’s daughter found her mother lying unconscious. She was soon rushed to the hospital but could not be saved. The murder came to light when the police questioned the girl, who lived in the neighbourhood, on suspicion.

The girl confessed that she had killed the woman for living with her lover. 20 sovereigns of gold have been recovered from the accused.