CHENNAI: Dejected over her husband marrying another woman, a 28-year-old woman stabbed her husband’s second wife in the neck in Red Hills on Sunday. She later surrendered at the Red Hills police station.

Sura Katun was married to Mohammed Rashid, a butcher, for more than eight years and they have two children. Mohammed Rashid recently married Surana Begum, 21. All of them were living together in a rented house at Jothi Nagar in Padianallur. Mohammed often beat Sura in front of Surana.

Despite Sura requesting not to beat her in front of Surana, Rashid continued to

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On Sunday morning, after Mohamed left for work, an argument erupted between the two women and Sura picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Surana in her neck. She also stabbed her in the chest and fled the scene.

Hearing Surana's cry for help, neighbours rushed to the spot and took her to Government Stanley Hospital where she is undergoing treatment.

Meanwhile, Sura came to the Red Hills police station at 9am and surrendered.

Police arrested her on charges of attempt to murder. Further investigations are on.