Archive · 29 Sep 2026
67-Year-Old Man Arrested After Wife’s Fatal Stabbing in Kerala
Police arrested a 67-year-old man after his wife died from a knife stabbing.
The woman was 62 years old.
The incident happened at their home near Kothamangalam in Kerala.
Police said it happened around 2 a.m.
on Tuesday.
They said the stabbing followed a family dispute.
Afterward, the man called his son, who lives abroad.
The son told relatives, and the relatives contacted police.
The man was charged with murder, and the body will be given to the family after required examinations.
A 67-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his 62-year-old wife near Kothamangalam, Kerala.
Police said the stabbing occurred at the couple’s residence at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly followed a family dispute.
After the stabbing, the man informed his son, who is abroad.
The man was booked for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while postmortem and inquest proceedings remain pending.
- Who
- A 67-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of his 62-year-old wife.
- What
- The woman was fatally stabbed with a knife, and her husband was booked for murder.
- When
- Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29.
- Where
- At the couple’s residence near Kothamangalam in Kerala.
- Why
- Police said the incident followed a family dispute.
- Suspect
- A 67-year-old man
- Victim
- His 62-year-old wife, aged 62
- Time
- Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday
- Location
- The couple’s residence near Kothamangalam, Kerala
- Reported motive
- A family dispute
- Legal charge
- Murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Next procedures
- Inquest and postmortem before release of the body to the family