THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Poonthura police have arrested a man for attempting to sexually abuse a housewife in broad daylight. The arrested person is the neighbour of the housewife. According to the police, the accused broke into the woman's house and attempted to sexually abuse her while her husband went to the hospital.

The woman's husband is a kidney patient. She had donated her kidney to her husband five months ago. The rape attempt took place when the woman's husband went to the hospital with his son for a follow-up examination.

At this time, the woman's elderly mother-in-law and daughter were sleeping in the house. The accused barged into the house and attempted to rape the woman who was cooking in the kitchen. As the housewife resisted the rape attempt, the accused ran away from the house. The woman suffered an injury in his attack. He had fled the spot while the woman called out the locals for help. Following this, the woman and her husband lodged a complaint with the police.