Woman murders 11-year-old son, attacks teen daughter with sharp knife in Pune’s Wagholi

“At the time of the incident, Soni’s husband, Santosh Jaybhay, was not home. After receiving information about the incident, multiple teams from the Wagholi Police Station rushed to the spot. Initial probe suggests that the incident was a fallout of an ongoing domestic dispute. The exact sequence of events is being investigated,” said an officer from the Wagholi Police Station.

As the police team reached the home, they found blood splatter at multiple spots in the house, and saw the woman sitting on the floor of the flat.

The police said they have detained the woman, and she is being charged with the murder of her son and the attempted murder of her daughter. The 13-year-old girl is being treated at the hospital for serious stab injuries, they added.

Officials said that the Jaybhay family hails from Kandhar taluka in the Nanded district.