19-year-old stabbed to death by friend’s father: Kerala Police

Police said Simon called them to inform about the incident. Simon initially told them that he stabbed the man around 4 am mistaking him to be a thief, police said. The victim and his friend are members of the choir at a local church.

“It looked like a pre-planned attack… Simon was expecting the visit of the youth. The murder happened in the girl’s room. Sensing the youth’s presence in his daughter’s room. Simon went up with a knife with the intention to attack,’’ police said.

The man was lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to medical college hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Later, the police informed Aneesh’s family.

Simon was taken into custody and police registered a case of murder against him.