MANJERI: Wife stabbed her husband to death with a knife during a dispute over smoking. Kunhi Mohammed (65) of Manjeri Narangathodi, was stabbed to death by his wife Nafeesa (54). The incident took place on Wednesday at 10.30 am. The dispute started after Kunhi Muhammed smoked in the yard.

Nafeesa got angry when the smell of smoke caused difficulty to her. Then, Kunhi Muhammed hit his wife with a stick. Nafeesa, who was chopping vegetables, stabbed Kunhi Muhammad in the back with a knife. When his son Niyas, who was at home at the time of the incident came there after hearing a noise found Muhammed lying with stab injuries. The neighbours rushed him to the private hospital in Manjeri. He died at 1 pm. The body was shifted to Manjeri Medical College for post-mortem. Children: Nadia, Niyas, Nashid and Nadirshah. Son-in-law: Jafar Pandikkad. Siblings: Amina, Hafsat, Mariyumma, Ayesha, late Umar, Muhammad, Ashraf, Abubakkar and Khadija.