CHENNAI: A 79-year-old Thirumullaivoyal man murdered his wife on Wednesday as she failed to give him food on time.
The murdered woman has been identified as Dhanalakshmi, 65, wife of Vinayagam of Kamalannagar in Thirumullaivoyal. The couple have two unmarried sons – Ganapathy and Manikandan.
Vinayagam, who is suffering from diabetes, lost his right leg. Police said the couple had had frequent arguments, mainly because Vinayagam thought that his wife was not caring for him properly. Vinayagam always insisted on having food on time as he had to take the tablets of diabetes. Dhanalakshmi could not give him food on time as she too was unwell.
On Wednesday evening, after the sons left for work, Vinayagam started an argument with his wife for not providing him food on time. He stabbed on the neck with a kitchen knife. He then tried to kill himself by slitting his neck.
When the sons returned home late in the evening, they found their mother lying dead. They found their father lying nearby. He was conscious. When they asked him about what happened, he denied knowing anything. He remained silent for a long time, giving vague responses.
His son alerted Thirumullaivoyal police, who arrived at the scene and began investigations. During questioning, Vinayagam confessed to the crime.
Dhanalakshmi’s body was taken to the govt Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.
Vinayagam, who had minor injuries on his neck, was sent to the same hospital.
Police registered a murder case against Vinayagam. Further investigations were on.