Tirupur: Radhakrishnan (21), a resident of S Mettupalayam, is an employee of a banking agency.
Tirupur: Radhakrishnan (21), a resident of S Mettupalayam, is an employee of a banking agency.
His mother Krishnaveni (46) works in a private T-Shirt company. Both mother and son have been living together for the past six years. Radhakrishnan's father Selvam (46) had abandoned them and was living with another woman in Coimbatore. Radhakrishnan reportedly calls his father regularly and blames him for their difficult life. This irked Selvam to the extent that he went to his son's home and attacked him brutally with a knife, stabbing him on his head, neck and stomach.
On hearing Radhakrishnan scream, neighbours rushed to the spot but Selvam had already fled the spot, with the knife. The residents rescued Radhakrishnan who was lying in a pool of blood and rushed him to the Avinashi Government Hospital. He was administered first aid and then taken to the Government Hospital in Coimbatore for further treatment. Avinashi police have launched a man-hunt for Selvam. The murder attempt sent shock waves across the community of Avinashi.