Woman hacked to death in Attingal

Police at the crime scene in Attingal.

Thiruvananthapuram: A woman was hacked to death near the KSRTC depot in Thiruvananthapuram's Attingal on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Palakonam native Soorya S Nair (26). She was working at a private firm in Venjaramoodu.

Police suspect that she was murdered on Wednesday morning. The police said that they found the knife used to murder Surya from a nearby plot.

It was not immediately known what was the motive behind this heinous act.