Kollam man hacks wife to death, announces murder on Facebook Live
Kollam, Sep 22 (PTI): A 39-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by her husband, who later announced the murder on Facebook Live, at Koothanadi near Punalur here on Monday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Shalini, a resident of Koothanadi, Placheri, Valakkodu.
Her husband, Isaac (42) later surrendered at the Punalur police station.
According to the FIR, the couple had marital issues.
"At around 6.30 am, when Shalini went near the pipeline behind the kitchen to take a bath, the accused attacked her with a knife, inflicting deep injuries on her neck, chest, and back," the FIR said.
Soon after the crime, Isaac went live on Facebook, admitting to the murder and making allegations of distrust and misappropriation of jewellery against Shalini.
In the two-minute video, Isaac alleged that Shalini never obeyed him and had moved to live with her mother.
He claimed that Shalini demanded to leave the residence after recently returning home.
He further accused her of purchasing a vehicle by pledging her jewellery and expressed resentment over her employment and active attendance at political party meetings.
He later reached the police station and informed the cops about murdering his wife. The police team soon reached the house and found Shalini dead.
A police official said that Shalini’s body was later shifted to the hospital.
A case was registered under section 103(1) (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, based on a complaint lodged by the couple’s 19-year-old son.
Police officials said that the couple has two sons. Isaac, who is a Gulf returnee, worked as a rubber tapper. Shalini worked as a helper at a nearby school.
"After Isaac regularly assaulted his wife, she started living with his mother. Recently, she returned and stayed upstairs. The murder took place when Shalini was getting ready to go to work," police said.
The forensic team is examining the house where the murder occurred. The mobile phones of both the victim and the accused have been seized, police added.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
