Chennai: A woman surrendered before the Otteri police with a bloodstained hammer for hammering her husband to death since he allegedly made sexual advances to their 20-year-old daughter in Chennai on the wee hours of Friday.
According to a report on Times of India, the Otteri police have not arrested the woman since she killed her husband only to rescue her daughter. Therefore, the police are mulling to avail provision of IPC Section 100 (Right to private defense) for murdering the man, said a report on DT Next.
The woman, who was a native of Kerala, resided with their in-laws as a joint family in Otteri for the past 20 years. Her father-in-law was a tailor and the family bought a few houses in Otteri with which they were making a living.
The woman and her husband were not employed. The couple also has two children, a daughter studying in college and a son studying in Class 6. Both of them used to stay in their grandparents' home and they were raised by them.
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However, on Thursday, since her grandparents were away the children joined their parents.
The woman, her husband and son were sleeping on the cot while their daughter was sleeping on the ground. Suddenly, the woman had woken up to the cries of her daughter and saw the man trying to force into her.
The woman and son tried to pull him away but he pushed them. Hence, the woman reportedly as self-defense grabbed a hammer and hit her husband to death.
Later, she surrendered before Otteri police. The police are mulling to gather all evidence to prove that the woman was killed in self-defense and submit the final report before the court.