An elderly couple was allegedly set ablaze and murdered by their former neighbour over a long-running enmity in their house near Kilimanoor on Saturday.
The Pallickal police identified the deceased as Prabhakarakurup,70, of Madavoor and his wife Vimala Kumar, 65. They were allegedly bludgeoned using a hammer and set ablaze by the accused Sasidharan Nair of Panappamkunnu, who also sustained significant burn injuries in the incident.
The incident occurred around 11.30 a.m. when Sasidharan, an ex-serviceman, barged into the couple’s house and attacked them using the hammer before dousing them with petrol and setting them both on fire. Their neighbours, who rushed to the house on hearing their cries, managed to douse the fire.
