ETTUMANOOR: A man accused of hacking his wife was found dead in Ettumanoor in Kottayam. Pradeep, a native of Kanakkari, was found hanging dead in a rubber plantation in Areekkara. The dead body is several days old. Last Friday, the accused went on the run after inflicting severe hack wounds on his wife Manchu. The police had launched a search for Pradeep.

In the attack on the night of October 14, one of Manchu's hands and three fingers were severed. She also sustained severe head and shoulder injuries. Pradeep also attacked his ten-year-old daughter who tried to stop him from attacking her mother. Manchu, who underwent surgery on both her hands, is currently undergoing treatment at the Kottayam Medical College. Pradeep's body was shifted to Kottayam Medical College for postmortem.