KOLLAM: A 30-year-old youth allegedly stabbed his mother to death in broad daylight. The incident happened Sunday morning at Chengamanad in Kottarakkara at 11.15 am. The woman has been identified as Mini (50) of Thalavoor Aringada Charivila Puthen Veettil. The police have taken the woman’s son Jomon into custody. Mini was an inmate of Kalayapuram Ashraya Sangetham. Jomon murdered his mother while bringing her from the center this morning.

When reached Chengamanad Junction, Jomon made Mini stand on the roadside and then stabbed her on her chest and stomach four times. Mini died on the spot itself. When Jomon climbed a lorry parked nearby to escape, the locals caught him adventurously and handed him over to the police. The Kottarakkara police are interrogating him. Reports said the woman and her son have some mental problems.