In a gruesome case of domestic violence, a 50-year-old Myanmarese national killed his estranged wife by setting off an explosive under her pillow.
In a gruesome case of domestic violence, a 50-year-old Myanmarese national killed his estranged wife by setting off an explosive under her pillow.
The man, H Ngunchhuma, placed a gelatine stick under the pillow of his 45-year-old wife Lenpari when she was sleeping at the home of their eldest son on Friday, Aizawl district SP Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said.
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Lenpari had left her husband and was staying with her son for the last two weeks after perpetual violence by her husband, Khiangte said.
The husband fled after the explosion, but was arrested later.
Lenpari was rushed to the Civil Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery, but died of her injuries, police sources said.
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