The victim, R Shobha, was attacked inside her house while her 70-year-old husband, Ranganath, watched helplessly from his wheelchair. Paralysed from the neck down for the past 14 years, Ranganath was unable to intervene as the accused, N Shivakumar, carried out the fatal assault.
According to police, Shivakumar stabbed Shobha in the neck and then snatched her mangalsutra and two gold bangles before fleeing the scene.
