Woman Attempts Suicide After Stabbing Two Children in Yadadri-Bhongir
On noticing the incident, family members rushed Neelima to a hospital in Bhongir, where her condition is said to be serious
Nalgonda: A 40-year-old woman allegedly attempted suicide after stabbing her two children at Thukkapuram in Bhongir mandal of Yadadri-Bhongir district in the early hours of Sunday.
The woman, identified as Bejanki Neelima, allegedly slit the throat of her daughter Kruthi Reddy, 14, and attacked her son Amshth Reddy, 12, with a sharp knife. Kruthi Reddy, a Class VIII student, died on the spot. Amshth managed to escape from the house and ran onto the street shouting for help, following which locals rushed to their house. He also sustained injuries in the attack.
Neelima later allegedly attempted suicide. Locals broke open the door and rescued her.
According to her relatives, Neelima was suffering from mental illness and would sometimes display abnormal behaviour. Bhongir sub-inspector Miryala Anil Kumar said Neelima was married to Narender Reddy, a native of Jainapally in Bibinagar mandal, about 16 years ago. She had come to her parents’ house in Thukkapuram along with her two children on Saturday, and the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
“We are also inquiring whether the woman had come to her parents’ house after a quarrel with her husband. It has emerged that Neelima and her husband had been facing marital differences for several years,” he said.
Neelima and her son were shifted to the Government Hospital in Bhongir for treatment. Neelima’s condition was said to be serious. The body of Kruthi Reddy was shifted to the mortuary of the Government Hospital for post-mortem examination. Bhongir Rural Police registered a case and took up investigation.
