PALAKKAD: A murder accused, who was granted bail in the case, hacked a woman and her son to death. The incident happened at Nenmara in Palakkad. The accused identified as Chenthamara hacked his neighbour Sudhakaran of Pothundi and his mother Lakshmy.

The accused, who was on bail in the case of murdering Sudhakaran’s wife Sajitha, reached his house this morning and hacked the two. The bodies have been shifted to the hospital. Chenthamara murdered Sajitha in 2019. He was granted bail after four years. A search has been intensified for Chenthamara.

Chenthamara and his wife were estranged. Suspecting Sajitha behind that, he murdered her. The accused was released on bail two months ago while the trial in this case was ongoing.