MALAPPURAM: The family of the woman attacked in K Swift bus have responded. The woman's brother said Sunil, the attacker had constantly harassed his sister and had threatened her showing her photographs.

Her mother told a private channel that her daughter left for home out of fear and called her just before leaving. The woman was attacked last night on the bus from Munnar to Bengaluru. The woman boarded the bus from Angamaly and the accused from Malappuram.

The incident happened when the bus reached Venniyoor in Malappuram. She was attacked when the bus left after stopping to have food. Sunil, who was sitting on the back seat, came near her and stabbed her. He then went behind and slit his own throat. He stabbed her on her chest. Both are undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College. The woman is out of danger. The condition of the youth continues to be critical.