A 30-year-old youth allegedly hacked his mother to death following a verbal altercation at Peravoor in Kannur on late Friday night. The deceased Mattathilparambil Geethamma (53) is a native of Thanikunnu in Kanichar. She was a Mahila Morcha district committee member.

The accused, Christy, later surrendered at the Kelakam police station. Police have registered a case under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and an investigation is underway.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident occurred between 8 pm and 9 pm. Christy allegedly stabbed Geethamma in the neck using a knife inside the bedroom of their residence. He committed the crime after reportedly being angered by derogatory statements circulating in the area about his mother, the FIR added. 

According to Kelakam police, Christy is currently in custody, but his arrest has not yet been officially recorded. Medical examination confirmed that he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime, an officer said. “We are yet to question the accused. More details will emerge after that,” he added.

Nipun, the neighbour who took Christy to the police station, told the media, “My wife informed me that there was a quarrel going on in Geetha’s house. I went to see what was happening. Then Geetha’s brother came out, saying Christy had killed Geetha. That’s when I went inside and saw her body bathed in blood on the bed.

Christy kept saying his father should be killed. A few other residents and I gathered and tried to calm him down. He then asked me to take him to the police station. While going, I asked him why he did it, and he said, ‘They are the reason I am this, and why are they questioning me now?’ He appeared very calm while talking to me,” Nipun said. “There had been previous altercations, but we did not interfere as it was a family issue,” he added.