A 50-year-old woman was murdered by her 22-year-old neighbour when she failed to comply to his amorous advances.
Tirupur: A 50-year-old woman was murdered by her 22-year-old neighbour when she failed to comply to his amorous advances.
Lakshmi, a 50-year-old woman, wife of Veerabhadran, is from Mysore, Karnataka. She worked as a construction worker in Tirupur and resided alone in the Pandian Nagar area.
When she was alone at her home last night, her neighbour Boopathi (22) who was high on marijuna entered Lakshmi's house and tried to behave inappropriately with her. Angered by this, Lakshmi tried to protect herself and attacked Boopathi.
Infuriated by this, Boopathi smashed Lakshmi's head with a dosa tawa and killed her. Neighbours who heard the commotion rushed there and caught Boopathi red handed. They immediately handed him over to the police.
The hideous murder has caused shock amid the residents of the area.