Shahjahanpur (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) An unidentified person allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman in a village in neighbouring Farrukhabad district by hitting her with a brick while she was sleeping, a police official said on Monday.

Farrukhabad's Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar told PTI on Monday that the woman, Manganga (65), was a resident of Rohilla village under Mohammadabad police station. She was killed on Sunday night, the officer said.

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The woman's only son is working in Pathankot, the ASP said.

Police reached the village and sent the body for post-mortem examination, he said.

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