KANNUR: It is reported that Shyamjith, the accused in the Vishnupriya murder case in Panoor, had planned to commit another murder. He had planned to kill her friend hailing from Ponnani. Shyamjith hit Vishnupriya on her head with a hammer while she was talking to him on a video call.

Shyamjith suspected that the two were in a relationship. Shyamjith testified that he killed her as she deserted him after being in a relationship for five years. He believed that her relationship with the youth was the reason for her separation from him. With this, he decided to kill the two. The police are planning to make her friend a witness. He had seen the accused hitting her head with the hammer.

The knife used to kill the victim was made by Shyamjith himself. He made it in three days. The knife was sharp on both sides of the edge. It is reported that the accused gave a statement that the Malayalam film Anchaam Pathira, which tells the story of a serial killer, inspired the murder. It is reported that he made the weapon after watching some scenes in the film.