Man held for hacking neighbour woman to death near Coimbatore

The constabulary connected Wednesday arrested a 47-year-old antheral connected the complaint of hacking his neighbour pistillate to decease astatine Karunya Nagar successful Coimbatore district.

Noble Watson Thangadurai, a nonmigratory of Sappanimadai roadworthy astatine Karunya Nagar, was arrested for murdering Jessy Vincent (72), who had been residing alone.

The constabulary said that Thangadurai and the woman, some primitively hailing from Kanniyakumari district, resided successful abstracted houses successful a compound owned by 1 Subramaniyam. There were predominant quarrels betwixt the deceased and the accused implicit dumping of garbage successful the communal area, they said.

According to the police, a verbal altercation arose betwixt the neighbours implicit discarded dumping astir 8 a.m. connected May 6, 2026 (Wednesday). The septuagenarian allegedly made disparaging remarks connected the parent of the accused, which provoked him. He took a machete and struck her connected the head. She collapsed and died, said the police.

A squad of the constabulary rushed to the spot aft being alerted astir the execution and secured Thangadurai. A lawsuit was registered against him and helium was arrested.