Kolkata, October 19: A man killed a 45-year-old woman inside her house in West Bengal’s Madhyamgram after the victim tried to stop the attacker from snatching her gold chain. The crime took place on Wednesday, October 18. The accused also stabbed the woman’s son (16) when the boy came to save his mother.

TOI reported that the accused has been identified as Sanat Bose. He is a paneer-seller in the Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani area. The woman’s husband and daughter were not present in the house when the incident happened. Kolkata Shocker: Man Stabs Wife to Death in Haridevpur, Later Dies by Consuming Poison.

The accused, Sanat, went to the victim’s house at Purba Udayrajpur stating that he was feeling sick and he needed water and tried to snatch her gold chain. He slit the victim’s throat when she tried to stop him. He also stabbed her son who tried to stop him. Kolkata Shocker: Man Commits Suicide After Hacking Wife to Death With Sharp Weapon.

The woman screamed in horror and hearing her screams neighbours rushed to the spot, chased the accused and caught him.

The accused was thrashed before he was handed over to the police. Both the woman and her son were rushed to a private hospital off Jessore Road where the mother was declared dead on arrival. The son is still undergoing treatment.

The woman’s husband said that they were well acquainted with the accused and he could not imagine her killing his wife. Barasat SP Bhaskar Mukherjee said that they have arrested the accused and got him admitted to a hospital as he was injured after being beaten up by mob.

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