KOZHIKODE: More information has surfaced in the incident where a son hacked his mother to death at Puthuppady near Thamarassery in the district. K Subaida (53) of Adivaram Muppathekkra Kayikkal was murdered by her only son Ashiq (24). His medical examination has been completed.

The locals caught him and handed him over to the police soon after he committed the crime. He kept on saying 'Murder is the punishment for giving birth. I implemented that.'
He committed the heinous crime Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm at his aunt’s house in Venakavu where his mother Subaida was taking rest after undergoing a brain tumor surgery.

Ashiq had borrowed a knife from the neighbour’s house to break a coconut. He returned, went inside the house and hacked her to death. He stabbed her on her neck and she died on the spot itself.

The locals who rushed hearing the commotion, tied him and then handed him over to the Thamarassery police. Ashiq was undergoing treatment at a drug de-addiction centre in Bangalore and came on Saturday to see his mother.

The accused studied up to Plus Two in his hometown. After that, he studied in Kozhikode. It is reported that he started using drugs here. Subaida is the daughter of Soopy and Sara Beevi. Her siblings are Pathumma, Nabeesa, Jameela, Ruqiya, Sakeena.