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A man with mental disability allegedly hacked his wife to death, mother of three children, in Sadar upazila of Meherpur early Friday, said police.
The deceased was identified as Saleha Khatun, wife of Elahi Box of Gobhipur village under the upazila, reports UNB,
Locals said the husband suddenly started hacking his wife with sharp weapons when she came out of the house in the early morning, leaving her critically injured.
Hearing screams, neighbours rushed to the spot and took her to Meherpur General Hospital where physicians declared her dead, they said.
Sadar police station’s Officer-in-Charge Sheikh Kony Mia confirmed the matter saying that the accused is mentally-challenged according to the locals.
No one could share the reason behind the murder, he said, adding that the locals handed over Elahi Box to police upon detention.
A process was underway to take legal action in this regard, added the police officer.