A 75-year-old homeless woman sleeping on a pavement was found dead in Gudiyatham town near Vellore on Sunday. CCTV footage, recovered by the police, shows a man dropping a huge stone on her head. The police informed that special teams have been formed to nab the accused.
The victim was identified as M. Chinnathai Ammal, a wage labourer. Initial inquiry by police revealed that Ms. Ammal has been living in the Gudiyatham town for many years after her family abandoned her. Since then, she had been doing odd jobs like sweeping small shops on Bazaar Road in the town. After work, she would sleep on the veranda of a wholesale rice shop on Bazaar Road, along with other homeless persons.
At around 3.30 a.m., persons who were sleeping next to her, woke up after hearing a loud noise and saw her bleeding. They immediately alerted the Gudiyatham Town Police and 108 ambulance services, who rushed to the spot. They took her to the Government Taluk Hospital, where the doctors declared her dead.
