Son in police custody and a case lodged against him
Our Reporter
Dimapur, Aug. 10 (EMN): In a disturbing incident, a 35-year-old man killed his 59-year-old mother with a machete on August 8 in Pfutsero under Phek district in Nagaland, police said.
Sub-divisional police officer of Pfustero, Jenmei Konyak, informed that the incident happened on August 8 evening at around 6:30-7:30 pm. He said that on receiving the information, he along with other police personnel rushed to the scene where the woman was murdered.
He informed that injuries were found on the head, hand and legs of the victim. He further claimed that the son was mentally ill and living with his mother, who was working as a sweeper at the District Hospital in Pfutsero.
On the fateful evening, the neighbours heard some commotion from the house of the mother and son and went to intervene, but found the woman lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, and that was when they reported to the police, Konyak added.
After shifting the body from the spot, the police apprehended the culprit who had locked himself in his room after murdering his mother. The police officer said that when they forcefully entered his room, he was found lying on his bed without any clothes on.
The police took the victim into custody after clothing him, and a case had been filed against him.
Further, he said that they were trying to get him examined by a psychiatrist authorised by a competent authority to ascertain if the culprit is mentally deranged or normal. He added that a psychiatrist will be arriving in Pfustero on Thursday, August 11.
The police officer said that the body of the woman had been handed over to the family members for the final rites after completing all the legal formalities.
