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Key Highlights The woman was in a state of mental shock after the death of her two sons and was receiving treatment at NIMHANS In the wee hours of Friday, the accused woman’s behaviour became unmanageable and she murdered her husband Fearing the woman’s violent and unpredictable behaviour, the now-deceased man had started sleeping in their other house located nearby

Bengaluru: A 70-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death with sharp-edged weapons by his mentally challenged wife, who was not able to get her prescribed medicines due to the lockdown restrictions enforced to wind down the viral pandemic. The incident took place at their house located near the KIADB’s fourth phase on the Hosakota-Hosur Main Road at 3 am on Friday.

Woman was in mental shock after death of two sons

The accused, identified as 65-year-old Gowramma, was allegedly in a state of mental shock after her two sons died and she displayed violent behaviour. She was being administered medical treatment at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). The victim was identified as Ramaswamy Reddy and was an agriculturist while his spouse was a homemaker.

Husband feared wife's violent behaviour

While speaking to the Bangalore Mirror, an investigating officer said that due to the lockdown orders, the deceased man was not able to get medicines for his mentally challenged wife. He began sleeping in their other house located nearby as he feared getting attacked by his wife due to her unpredictable violent behaviour.

In the wee hours of Friday, she became unmanageable and assaulted Reddy with sharp-edged weapons. Upon hearing the chaos, their neighbours woke and rushed to check but he accused attempted to assault them as well, the officer stated.

Neighbours rush injured man to hospital

The injured victim was rushed to a government hospital located in Malur by his neighbours. From there, he was being driven to another hospital located in Kolar in an ambulance but he succumbed to his grievous injuries on the way.

Accused is not aware of killing husband

Reportedly, the accused woman did not even have knowledge that she murdered her husband. When her relatives visited her at the police station, she asked them to send Reddy. Her relatives told the police that she is mentally ill and also produced medical documents claiming the same.

The investigating officer said that the accused was subjected to medical examination after her arrest. She has been booked for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.