A woman from Kunnamkulam in Thrissur allegedly killed her mother by adding rat poison in her tea. The police revealed that she unsuccessfully tried to poison her father too.
The victim, identified as Rugmini (58), wife of Chandran of Kizhoor, near Kunnamkulam, was admitted to a hospital on last Monday after she started vomiting continuously. She was later shifted to a hospital in Thrissur where she died.
Doctors who grew suspicious about the cause of death informed the police. A post-mortem examination revealed the presence of poison in her body. The police registered a case of unnatural death on Wednesday and interrogated the family members.
